Oakmulgee leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Oakmulgee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakmulgee, ~20% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakmulgee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oakmulgee leans more Republican than 21 of 48 neighbors.
Oakmulgee runs about 11 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oakmulgee. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Oakmulgee 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 Oakmulgee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Oakmulgee live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Oakmulgee, AL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Oakmulgee looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Oakmulgee own their home, about 15 points above the Alabama average of 78%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Oakmulgee sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lawley, AL R+67
- Fairdale, AL R+13
- Osborn, AL R+28
- Stanton, AL R+68
- Centreville, AL R+53
- Harrisburg, AL R+31
- Brent, AL R+19
- Maplesville, AL R+59
- Randolph, AL R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cowart, MS D+6
- Denali National Park, AK R+36
- Allendale, MO R+65
- Angola on the Lake, NY R+20
- Cardwell, KY R+65
- Kurtz, MI R+42
- Cato, MO R+68
- Lost Springs, KS R+68
- Juniata, IA R+37
- Benfer, PA R+72
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama 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.