Oakwood is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Oakwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakwood, ~12% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oakwood is the most Republican-leaning.
Oakwood runs about 31 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Oakwood 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 Oakwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Oakwood sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the North Dakota average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Oakwood are family households, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Oakwood, ND sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Oakwood looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Oakwood own their home, about 13 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Oakwood have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cashel, ND R+64
- Grafton, ND R+38
- Warsaw, ND R+64
- Minto, ND R+63
- Voss, ND R+56
- Drayton, ND R+43
- Nash, ND R+52
- Robbin, MN R+26
- Veseleyville, ND R+49
- Ardoch, ND R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Toms Creek, VA R+65
- West Caton, NY R+25
- Van Tassell, WY R+87
- Glendon, WV R+60
- Quanicassee, MI R+35
- West Warm Springs, VA R+55
- Ohiowa, NE R+63
- West Sinton, TX R+42
- Kirkland, GA R+70
- Woodland, ME R+39
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Dakota 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.