Oldenburg leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Oldenburg typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oldenburg, ~22% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oldenburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oldenburg leans more Republican than 26 of 42 neighbors.
Oldenburg runs about 8 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oldenburg. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+56), a spread of about 88 points.
Why Oldenburg 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 Oldenburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Oldenburg live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Oldenburg are family households, above 77% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Oldenburg, 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 Oldenburg looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oldenburg 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 8%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Oldenburg report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kirby, MS R+12
- Hamburg, MS D+25
- McNair, MS D+80
- Perth, MS R+4
- Meadville, MS R+38
- Roxie, MS R+3
- Bude, MS R+10
- White Apple, MS R+23
- Fayette, MS D+79
- Stampley, MS D+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sand Run, WV R+66
- Hitchcock, OK R+68
- Lesterville, MO R+68
- Anchor, IL R+52
- Mechanicsburg, IN R+53
- Portland, FL R+52
- Bryants Store, KY R+75
- Whitharral, TX R+82
- Beulah, MS D+47
- Putney, GA R+9
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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.