Oakridge leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 30% of adults in Oakridge typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakridge, ~17% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~70% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakridge compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Oakridge leans more Democratic than 8 of 14 neighbors.
Oakridge runs about 9 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Oakridge. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Oakridge 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 Oakridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Oakridge have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 38%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Oakridge, Bakersfield, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Oakridge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oakridge is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 40%, about 22 points below the California average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 48% of adults in Oakridge report food insecurity, above 98% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 53% of adults in Oakridge have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Tyner Homes, Bakersfield, CA D+5
- Hillcrest-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA R+2
- Bakersfield Country Club, Bakersfield, CA R+12
- East Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA D+19
- Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA D+25
- Casa Loma, Bakersfield, CA D+20
- College Heights Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA D+15
- La Cresta-Alta Vista, Bakersfield, CA R+14
- Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield, CA D+17
- Homaker Park, Bakersfield, CA D+13
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bay Ho, San Diego, CA D+27
- South Trenton, Trenton, NJ D+45
- Highland Park, San Antonio, TX D+34
- South East Torrance, Torrance, CA D+16
- Prince's Bay, Staten Island, NY R+56
- Northside, Syracuse, NY D+27
- LaGrange, Toledo, OH D+65
- Brays Oaks, Houston, TX D+42
- Portola Springs, Irvine, CA D+15
- Verdugo Viejo, Glendale, CA D+15
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California 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.