Oakley leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Oakley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakley, ~56% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakley compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Oakley leans more Democratic than 5 of 17 neighbors.
Oakley runs about 55 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Oakley is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Oakley. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+47) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Oakley 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 Oakley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in Oakley hold a bachelor's degree, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Oakley have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods. Oakley runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oakley, Cincinnati, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Oakley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oakley 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hyde Park, Cincinnati, OH D+38
- Mount Lookout, Cincinnati, OH D+33
- Madisonville, Cincinnati, OH D+46
- Pleasant Ridge, Cincinnati, OH D+55
- Evanston, Cincinnati, OH D+63
- Kennedy Heights, Cincinnati, OH D+70
- Bond Hill, Cincinnati, OH D+72
- North Avondale, Cincinnati, OH D+81
- Roselawn, Cincinnati, OH D+78
- Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH D+74
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Central City, Salt Lake City, UT D+60
- Cow Hollow, San Francisco, CA D+64
- Ashburn Farm, Ashburn, VA D+23
- Alamo Farmsteads-Babcock Road, San Antonio, TX D+13
- Englewood Park, Orlando, FL D+17
- Twin Lakes, Las Vegas, NV D+23
- Muskego Way, Milwaukee, WI D+40
- Terrace, San Bernardino, CA D+23
- Applewood, Lakewood, CO D+26
- Olympic Hills, Seattle, WA D+58
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.