Oaks is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Oaks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oaks, ~13% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oaks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oaks leans more Republican than 24 of 28 neighbors.
Oaks runs about 53 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Oaks 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 Oaks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Oaks live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Oaks, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Oaks looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oaks 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pawnee, TX R+63
- Zunkerville, TX R+42
- Mineral, TX R+61
- Oakville, TX R+72
- El Oso, TX R+47
- Three Rivers, TX R+58
- Cadiz, TX R+59
- Dinero, TX R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hinton, KY R+62
- Cudjoe Key, FL R+33
- Hines, IL D+73
- Peoli, OH R+63
- Bush, KY R+72
- Spades, IN R+61
- Kim, CO R+58
- Buckhorn, CA D+6
- Lacy, SD R+63
- El Mirage, CA R+25
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.