Oakwood is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Oakwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakwood, ~20% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oakwood leans more Republican than 32 of 40 neighbors.
Oakwood runs about 37 points more Republican than South Carolina as a whole.
Why Oakwood leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Oakwood. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oakwood, SC sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Oakwood looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Oakwood own their home, about 19 points above the South Carolina average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Oakwood sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Windsor, SC R+58
- Montmorenci, SC R+37
- Kitchings Mill, SC R+50
- Foxtown, SC R+4
- Aiken, SC R+20
- Ridgecrest, SC R+26
- New Ellenton, SC R+21
- Williston, SC R+16
- New Holland Crossroads, SC R+67
- Wagener, SC R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, NY R+42
- Bowman, IN R+61
- Lansing, WV R+59
- Tecolote, NM D+17
- Tarnov, NE R+80
- Saluda, IN R+62
- Dunreith, IN R+58
- Valeria, KY R+61
- Borup, MN R+29
- Lincoln, UT R+53
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from South Carolina State Election Commission, 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.