Oil City is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Oil City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oil City, ~19% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oil City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oil City leans more Republican than 28 of 35 neighbors.
Oil City runs about 28 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oil City. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Oil City 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 Oil City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Oil City live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Oil City, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Oil City looks the way it does
Turnout in Oil City sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Valley, MS R+44
- Bentonia, MS R+40
- Little Yazoo, MS R+23
- Mechanicsburg, MS R+66
- Satartia, MS R+66
- Tinsley, MS R+64
- Dover, MS R+28
- Phoenix, MS R+65
- Yazoo City, MS D+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarksville, NH R+36
- Utica, OK R+77
- Howards Ridge, MO R+67
- Minnith, MO R+62
- Vista, MO R+68
- Fulton Bridge, AL R+84
- Neibert, WV R+70
- Chulafinnee, AL R+83
- Rosemary, MS D+14
- Walton, OR R+22
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Mississippi 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.