Oyster Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Oyster Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oyster Creek, ~13% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oyster Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oyster Creek leans more Republican than 19 of 25 neighbors.
Oyster Creek runs about 45 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Oyster Creek 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 Oyster Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Oyster Creek votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 37%, above 83% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Oyster Creek sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Oyster Creek, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Oyster Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oyster Creek is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Freeport, TX R+10
- Surfside Beach, TX R+53
- Clute, TX R+19
- Richwood, TX R+34
- Lake Jackson, TX R+36
- Bastrop Beach, TX R+49
- Perry Landing, TX R+39
- Jones Creek, TX R+56
- Angleton, TX R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Goessel, KS R+54
- Strykersville, NY R+53
- Coulee Dam, WA D+6
- Cleveland, VA R+68
- Ethelsville, AL R+33
- Bolivar, PA R+53
- Ceresco, NE R+52
- Castor, LA R+59
- Hyde, PA R+41
- Buena, WA R+12
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.