Oakwood is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Oakwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakwood, ~10% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~49% 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 6 of 144 neighbors.
Oakwood runs about 66 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Oakwood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oakwood. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 22 points.
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.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Oakwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Virginia average of 29%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Oakwood drive to work alone, above 89% of cities. Oakwood runs against the grain of Virginia, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Oakwood, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Oakwood looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 30% of households in Oakwood rent, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Oakwood sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Janey, VA R+69
- Mount Heron, VA R+70
- Page, VA R+62
- Roth, VA R+67
- Deel, VA R+72
- Marvin, VA R+68
- Patterson, VA R+68
- Deskins, VA R+72
- Skeggs, VA R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newport, NY R+48
- Guy, TX R+57
- Lyndeborough, NH R+6
- Meridian Hills, IN D+21
- Renville, MN R+41
- Bull Valley, IL R+16
- Truesdale, MO R+50
- Park River, ND R+48
- Palmyra, ME R+39
- Masonville, KY R+50
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department of 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.