Oakdale is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Oakdale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakdale, ~9% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oakdale leans more Republican than 9 of 19 neighbors.
Oakdale runs about 52 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oakdale. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+67), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Oakdale 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 Oakdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Oakdale, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Nebraska average of 27%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Oakdale sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Oakdale, NE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Oakdale looks the way it does
Turnout in Oakdale 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
- Neligh, NE R+60
- Tilden, NE R+72
- Elgin, NE R+76
- Meadow Grove, NE R+72
- Raeville, NE R+71
- Clearwater, NE R+77
- Petersburg, NE R+71
- Brunswick, NE R+77
- Knievels Corner, NE R+76
- Battle Creek, NE R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Poplar Springs, MS D+17
- Blandville, KY R+64
- Claxton, KY R+66
- Galt, MO R+71
- Blomkest, MN R+59
- Kelayres, PA R+41
- Morristown, IL R+33
- Clark, WY R+58
- Pageville, PA R+45
- Bates, AR R+73
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nebraska Secretary 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.