Oak Ridge North leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Oak Ridge North typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Ridge North, ~25% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oak Ridge North compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oak Ridge North leans more Republican than 12 of 30 neighbors.
Oak Ridge North runs about 23 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Oak Ridge North leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Oak Ridge North, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Oak Ridge North votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 98%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oak Ridge North, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Oak Ridge North looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Oak Ridge North own their home, about 21 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Oak Ridge North sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Oak Ridge North have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shenandoah, TX R+26
- The Woodlands, TX R+24
- Spring, TX R+12
- Conroe, TX R+29
- Porter, TX R+30
- Tomball, TX R+27
- Wigginsville, TX R+62
- Pinehurst, TX R+49
- Magnolia, TX R+50
- Cut and Shoot, TX R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cornwall On Hudson, NY D+7
- Borrego Springs, CA R+13
- Edgewood, PA D+69
- Onawa, IA R+41
- Collinsville, TX R+66
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI R+2
- Winfield, PA R+42
- Kingsbury, TX R+52
- Milan, NM R+12
- Wedgefield, SC D+14
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.