† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupOaklandTennesseeUnited States
English13.7%13.3%9.5%
Irish11.5%9.3%9.4%
American8.6%11.3%5.3%
German8.1%9.1%12.5%
Italian2.8%2.2%4.8%
Scottish2.0%2.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.3%1.7%—
French1.2%1.3%1.6%
African American†26.3%14.3%9.9%
Mexican1.7%3.8%11.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Oakland
Tennessee
United States
Median age
40.3
39.3
39.1
Age 18–24
4.3%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.2%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Oakland
Tennessee
United States
Median household income
$97,798
$69,595
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.2%
31.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Oakland
Tennessee
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
8.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
5.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Oakland
Tennessee
United States
Catholic
—
4.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
36.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
44.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Oakland, Tennessee
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−45.8%
2008
−49.7%
2012
−51.2%
2016
−49.6%
2020
−39.1%
2024
−35.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
31.7%Harris1,700
67.2%Trump3,604
1.1%
R+35.5
D+3.7
R+34.0
5,365
R
29.9%Biden1,505
69.0%Trump3,477
1.1%
R+39.1
D+10.5
R+43.6
5,038
R
23.8%Clinton902
73.4%Trump2,784
2.8%
R+49.6
D+1.5
R+51.7
3,791
R
23.9%Obama621
75.1%Romney1,950
1.0%
R+51.2
R+1.5
R+55.0
2,597
R
24.6%Obama881
74.2%McCain2,662
1.2%
R+49.7
R+3.8
R+56.9
3,587
R
26.8%Kerry725
72.6%Bush1,966
0.6%
R+45.8
—
R+43.4
2,707
Oakland has nearly tripled in population since 2000 as Memphis-area sprawl pushes east into Fayette County, converting what was rural farmland into a fast-developing bedroom community that trends heavily Republican in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 51.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.5 points.
A population of 9,979, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,798 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Flowood and Moody.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Oakland, Tennessee voted Republican by 35.5 points (R+35.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,365 votes cast, 1,700 went Democratic and 3,604 went Republican.
How many people live in Oakland, Tennessee?
Oakland, Tennessee has a population of 9,979 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oakland, Tennessee?
Median household income in Oakland, Tennessee is $97,798 — above the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $69,595.
What is the political history of Oakland, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Oakland, Tennessee from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
