Oak Ridge Park leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Oak Ridge Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Ridge Park, ~31% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oak Ridge Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oak Ridge Park leans more Republican than 26 of 52 neighbors.
Oak Ridge Park runs about 13 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Oak Ridge Park 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 Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Oak Ridge Park drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Oak Ridge Park, NC sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Oak Ridge Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Oak Ridge Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Rockingham, NC R+21
- Cordova, NC R+42
- Hamlet, NC R+7
- New Town, NC R+13
- Rockingham, NC R+16
- Dobbins Heights, NC D+60
- Steen Town, NC R+26
- Ledbetter, NC R+29
- Old Hundred, NC R+19
- Wallace, SC R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- High Island, TX R+58
- Yellowtail, MT R+28
- Jeddo, AL R+73
- Dillsboro, NC R+35
- Red Lane, WY R+71
- Moran, WY D+15
- Redoak, OH R+62
- Sandy Hollow-Escondidas, TX R+69
- Morgantown, MS R+54
- Inglenook, CA D+34
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of Elections, 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.