Oneida is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Oneida typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oneida, ~6% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oneida compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oneida leans more Republican than 87 of 104 neighbors.
Oneida runs about 48 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Oneida 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 Oneida, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Oneida, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Oneida sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Oneida, KY sits in the bottom tenth 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 Oneida looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oneida 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 45%, about 9 points below the Kentucky average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Oneida have completed high school, below 97% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Oneida sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Bear Branch, KY R+79
- Taft, KY R+77
- Sizerock, KY R+78
- Peabody, KY R+81
- Buckhorn, KY R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Russell, MS R+18
- Corinth, WI R+51
- Shamrock Lakes, IN R+52
- Bangs, OH R+58
- Darco, TX R+55
- Hinkle, KY R+77
- Warren Plains, NC D+42
- Milan, PA R+54
- Page Hollow, VA R+60
- Owltown, GA R+58
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board 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.