Oilla is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Oilla typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oilla, ~10% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oilla compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oilla leans more Republican than 19 of 33 neighbors.
Oilla runs about 59 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Oilla 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 Oilla, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Oilla drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Oilla sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oilla, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Oilla looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Oilla have completed high school, about 11 points above the Texas average of 86%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Oilla sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orangefield, TX R+69
- Orange, TX R+44
- Bridge City, TX R+72
- West Orange, TX R+50
- Vidor, TX R+76
- Mauriceville, TX R+81
- Rose City, TX R+81
- Pine Forest, TX R+80
- Port Neches, TX R+51
- Groves, TX R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Westover Hills, TX R+32
- Everetts, NC R+30
- Norborne, MO R+64
- Mulberry, GA R+52
- North Irwin, PA R+21
- Moreland, AR R+74
- Weir, KY R+66
- Hollandale, MN R+42
- Millwood, KY R+67
- Crosland, GA R+65
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.