Oaklawn leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Oaklawn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oaklawn, ~24% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oaklawn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oaklawn leans more Republican than 70 of 83 neighbors.
Oaklawn runs about 50 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Oaklawn is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Oaklawn 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 Oaklawn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Oaklawn votes against the grain of Oregon. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Oaklawn runs about 50 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Oaklawn are family households, above 93% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Oaklawn, OR sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Oaklawn looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oaklawn 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monitor, OR R+37
- Hamricks Corner, OR R+36
- Mount Angel, OR R+17
- St. Benedict, OR R+31
- Shady Dell, OR R+28
- McKee, OR R+33
- Molalla, OR R+24
- Whiskey Hill, OR R+25
- Hubbard, OR R+22
- Scotts Mills, OR R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hannahsville, WV R+59
- Happy, AR R+68
- Panther Burn, MS D+35
- Dublin Mills, PA R+75
- Shaw, CO R+65
- Mount Palatine, IL R+44
- Boydville, GA R+73
- Exeter, VA R+63
- Wayside, TX R+81
- Brentwood Lake, OH R+28
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.