Oakland leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Oakland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakland, ~17% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~43% 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 2 of 53 neighbors.
Oakland runs about 7 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oakland. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 14 points.
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.
Oakland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly above the Oklahoma average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Oakland are family households, above 75% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Oakland, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Oakland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oakland is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 9 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Oakland rent, compared to around 21% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Oakland report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Madill, OK R+42
- Tyler, OK R+65
- Russett, OK R+65
- Linn, OK R+63
- Mannsville, OK R+72
- Durwood, OK R+65
- Little City, OK R+64
- Lebanon, OK R+66
- Powell, OK R+71
- McMillan, OK R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wilson, KS R+66
- McGill, NV R+57
- Red Bank, CA R+47
- Cedar Bluffs, NE R+47
- Baileys Prairie, TX R+55
- Prue, OK R+64
- Pine Park, GA R+44
- Kingston, ID R+49
- Schleswig, IA R+52
- Clarksburg, OH R+59
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, 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.