Oakland Acres leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Oakland Acres typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakland Acres, ~31% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakland Acres compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oakland Acres leans more Republican than 11 of 45 neighbors.
Oakland Acres runs about 22 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oakland Acres. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Oakland Acres leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Oakland Acres. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oakland Acres, IA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Oakland Acres looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Oakland Acres have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grinnell, IA Even
- Newburg, IA R+33
- Kellogg, IA R+46
- Lynnville, IA R+54
- Killduff, IA R+51
- Sully, IA R+55
- Sheridan, IA R+43
- Gilman, IA R+37
- Searsboro, IA R+42
- Malcom, IA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blue Creek, OH R+63
- Flatwoods, TN R+74
- Foxtown, SC R+4
- Winthrop, IA R+42
- Camp Douglas, WI R+36
- West Leechburg, PA R+31
- Centerville, LA Even
- Baileyville, ME R+36
- Mount Olive, OH R+64
- Parshall, ND R+15
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Iowa 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.