Oasis leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 25% of adults in Oasis typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oasis, ~15% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~75% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oasis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oasis leans more Democratic than 16 of 17 neighbors.
Oasis runs about 5 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oasis. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Oasis 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 Oasis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Oasis have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 28%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Oasis, CA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Oasis looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oasis is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 28%, about 34 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Oasis rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 64% of adults in Oasis report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thermal, CA D+11
- One Hundred Palms, CA D+19
- Mecca, CA D+26
- Valerie, CA D+13
- Vista Santa Rosa, CA D+9
- Coachella, CA D+22
- North Shore, CA D+16
- La Quinta, CA Even
- Indio, CA D+8
- Indian Wells, CA R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crivitz, WI R+41
- Bridgman, MI R+20
- Vienna, GA Even
- Josephine, TX R+54
- North Muskegon, MI Even
- Cross Plains, TN R+58
- Oak Point, TX R+22
- Pomeroy, OH R+55
- Lexington, MS D+58
- Garfield, AR R+53
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California 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.