Oakley is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Oakley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakley, ~18% vote Democratic, ~83% Republican, and ~-1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oakley leans more Republican than 1 of 11 neighbors.
Oakley runs about 47 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oakley. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Oakley 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 Oakley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Oakley votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 49%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Oakley, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Oakley looks the way it does
Turnout in Oakley sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monument, KS R+79
- Grinnell, KS R+81
- Mingo, KS R+80
- Menlo, KS R+83
- Winona, KS R+79
- Grainfield, KS R+82
- Gove City, KS R+82
- Colby, KS R+63
- Seguin, KS R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gordon, NE R+64
- Thorndale, TX R+60
- Huntland, TN R+69
- Startzville, TX R+41
- Capitan, NM R+53
- Hillsdale, NY D+28
- Fairfield, VA R+37
- Stoneboro, PA R+52
- The Plains, VA R+11
- Johannesburg, MI R+40
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas 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.