Oak Shade Park leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Oak Shade Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Shade Park, ~38% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~-6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oak Shade Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oak Shade Park leans more Republican than 23 of 73 neighbors.
Oak Shade Park runs about 26 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oak Shade Park. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Oak Shade Park leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Oak Shade Park. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oak Shade Park, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Oak Shade Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oak Shade Park is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Oak Shade Park have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brooklyn, MI R+29
- Onsted, MI R+33
- Norvell, MI R+29
- Cambridge Junction, MI R+36
- Tipton, MI R+32
- Sharon Hollow, MI R+13
- Jefferson, MI R+31
- Napoleon, MI R+32
- Manchester, MI R+10
- Clinton, MI R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dale, IL R+63
- Spring Prairie, WI R+27
- Bays, KY R+70
- Broomes Island, MD R+25
- Gene Autry, OK R+58
- Hebron, VA R+63
- Lakeport, MI R+36
- Bay Shore, MI R+11
- Sharon, KS R+77
- Ischua, NY R+48
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department of State, 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.