Oakland Beach leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican. These figures are model estimates: Rhode Island did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 68% of adults in Oakland Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakland Beach, ~36% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakland Beach compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Oakland Beach leans more Democratic than 2 of 3 neighbors.
Oakland Beach runs about 8 points more Republican than Rhode Island as a whole.
Why Oakland Beach 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 Oakland Beach, 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 Beach, about 80% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Rhode Island average of 39%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oakland Beach, Warwick, RI 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 Oakland Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oakland Beach 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in Oakland Beach own their home, compared to around 67% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Burrage, Hanson, MA Even
- Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA D+37
- Scenic Bluff, Fort Worth, TX D+21
- Fairview, Charlotte, NC R+60
- South Roanoke, Roanoke, VA D+16
- Capitol Park, Des Moines, IA D+33
- Lakeview North, Provo, UT R+24
- Rancho Dominguez, Compton, CA D+39
- Emerald Lake-Miami, Lake Worth, FL D+30
- Downtown Conneaut, Conneaut, OH R+19
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Rhode Island Board of 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. RI did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.