Oakland leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Oakland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakland, ~17% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oakland leans more Republican than 1 of 57 neighbors.
Oakland runs about 14 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Oakland 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 Oakland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Oakland, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Oakland are family households, above 85% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Oakland, AR sits below the national average 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 Oakland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oakland 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 55%, below 74% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pontiac, MO R+64
- Bull Shoals, AR R+44
- Lakeview, AR R+50
- Sundown, MO R+64
- Midway, AR R+58
- Three Brothers, AR R+59
- Isabella, MO R+65
- Peel, AR R+45
- Mammoth, MO R+67
- Ocie, MO R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adrian, OH R+52
- Lake of the Woods, CA R+31
- Virgil City, MO R+71
- Bloomingdale, IN R+60
- Blackey, KY R+62
- Moore, ID R+75
- Willard, WI R+41
- Meadowview Estates, KY D+30
- Harrietta, MI R+39
- Hartford, TN R+70
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arkansas 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.