Oakley leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Oakley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakley, ~20% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~37% 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 29 of 45 neighbors.
Oakley runs about 12 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oakley. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+71), a spread of about 94 points.
Why Oakley leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Oakley. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Oakley, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Oakley looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Oakley own their home, about 14 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newmans Grove, MS R+64
- Morning Star, MS D+19
- Learned, MS R+44
- Raymond, MS R+10
- Edwards, MS D+41
- Seven Springs, MS R+41
- Hubbard, MS D+21
- Bolton, MS D+17
- Chapel Hill, MS R+8
- Utica, MS D+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakwood, NY R+20
- Massbach, IL R+35
- Lecontes Mills, PA R+65
- Whittier, IA R+29
- Wolfs Corner, PA R+56
- Defiance, PA R+70
- Scott, GA R+73
- Straightstone, VA R+18
- Buckhorn, NM R+39
- Lequire, OK R+75
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Mississippi 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.