Lake Waynoka is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Lake Waynoka typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Waynoka, ~24% vote Democratic, ~84% Republican, and ~-8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Waynoka compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Waynoka leans more Republican than 12 of 99 neighbors.
Lake Waynoka runs about 45 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Lake Waynoka 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 Lake Waynoka, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Lake Waynoka are family households, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Lake Waynoka runs against that pattern.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lake Waynoka, OH sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lake Waynoka looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Lake Waynoka have completed high school, about 5 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Macon, OH R+60
- Ash Ridge, OH R+61
- Sardinia, OH R+65
- Russellville, OH R+60
- Emerald, OH R+66
- Wahlsburg, OH R+67
- Winchester, OH R+65
- Mowrystown, OH R+68
- Utopia, OH R+66
- Georgetown, OH R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Monterey, LA R+87
- Eddyville, IA R+48
- Jones, MI R+39
- Milan, GA R+67
- Welshfield, OH R+52
- Braggs, OK R+65
- Mindoro, WI R+27
- Oaktown, IN R+59
- Diamond Lake, WA R+32
- Prewitt, NM D+24
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.