 Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Oakland had been in the 40th state legislative district.As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 8,542 registered voters in Oakland, of which 1,718 (20.1% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,700 (31.6% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 4,116 (48.2% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated.There were 8 voters registered to other parties.