Oakside is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Oakside typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakside, ~13% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oakside leans more Republican than 21 of 38 neighbors.
Oakside runs about 51 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Oakside 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 Oakside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Oakside sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Missouri average of 87%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Oakside, MO does.
Why turnout in Oakside looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Oakside own their home, about 16 points above the Missouri average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Oakside have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Summersville, MO R+70
- Pine Crest, MO R+71
- Midvale, MO R+72
- Ink, MO R+69
- Turnerville, MO R+70
- Flatwood, MO R+67
- Hartshorn, MO R+72
- Delaware, MO R+71
- Mountain View, MO R+64
- Birch Tree, MO R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Engle Mill, MD R+52
- Punta de Agua, NM R+33
- Harmans, MD D+40
- Wellman, TX R+81
- Lawrenceville, KY R+67
- Otisfield, ME R+24
- Patterson, AR R+44
- Calumet, MN R+27
- Lookout, WV R+60
- Minaville, NY R+40
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri 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.