Oakdale leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Oakdale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakdale, ~50% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakdale compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Oakdale leans more Democratic than 1 of 13 neighbors.
Oakdale runs about 26 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Oakdale sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Oakdale. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+47) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 61 points.
Why Oakdale leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Oakdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Oakdale hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Oakdale runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oakdale, Atlanta, GA sits in the top 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 Oakdale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oakdale 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Oakdale have completed high school, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Rockdale, Atlanta, GA D+58
- Home Park, Atlanta, GA D+60
- Buckhead, Atlanta, GA D+23
- Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, GA D+56
- Grove Park, Atlanta, GA D+85
- Vine City, Atlanta, GA D+78
- Downtown, Atlanta, GA D+60
- Morningside-Lenox Park, Atlanta, GA D+46
- Center Hill, Atlanta, GA D+87
- Virginia-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+53
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ledroit Park, Washington, DC D+88
- East Bench, Salt Lake City, UT D+38
- Irvington, Indianapolis, IN D+32
- Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA D+36
- Madisonville, Cincinnati, OH D+46
- Sexton Mountain, Beaverton, OR D+38
- Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood, OR D+23
- Aurora Highlands, Aurora, CO D+28
- Reservoir Hill-Bolton Hill, Baltimore, MD D+82
- Indian Hills-Stonewall Estates-Monticello, Lexington, KY D+5
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia 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.