oakwood leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in oakwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in oakwood, ~66% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How oakwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, oakwood leans more Democratic than 8 of 9 neighbors.
oakwood runs about 44 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while oakwood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within oakwood. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+35) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+23), a spread of about 13 points.
Why oakwood 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 oakwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 74% of adults in oakwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 28%. oakwood runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; oakwood, Dayton, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in oakwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. oakwood is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in oakwood have completed high school, above 85% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- University Park, Dayton, OH D+23
- Belmont, Dayton, OH Even
- Walnut Hills-Dayton, Dayton, OH D+9
- Linden Heights, Dayton, OH D+3
- Burkhardt, Dayton, OH D+2
- Eastern Hills, Dayton, OH R+9
- Wright View, Dayton, OH Even
- Old North Dayton, Dayton, OH D+3
- West Wood, Dayton, OH D+87
- North Riverdale, Dayton, OH D+61
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Temple Crest, Tampa, FL D+48
- Fairway Park, Hayward, CA D+36
- East San Gabriel, San Gabriel, CA D+20
- Guajome, Oceanside, CA Even
- Franklin To The Fort, Missoula, MT D+29
- Sunnyside, Denver, CO D+66
- Downtown High Point, High Point, NC D+51
- North Broadway, Escondido, CA Even
- St. Dennis, Louisville, KY D+39
- Wynken Blynken anchor Nod, Hialeah, FL R+43
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.