Lakeville leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Lakeville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakeville, ~22% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakeville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lakeville leans more Republican than 27 of 68 neighbors.
Lakeville runs about 23 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lakeville. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Lakeville 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 Lakeville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Lakeville drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Lakeville, IN does.
Why turnout in Lakeville looks the way it does
Turnout in Lakeville sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- La Paz Junction, IN R+56
- La Paz, IN R+48
- Teegarden, IN R+54
- Wyatt, IN R+54
- Linkville, IN R+54
- North Liberty, IN R+38
- Bremen, IN R+44
- Woodland, IN R+20
- South Bend, IN D+22
- Rutland, IN R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Juneau, WI R+40
- Spearman, TX R+68
- Custer, SD R+49
- Cajahs Mountain, NC R+53
- Rio Dell, CA R+10
- Aldan, PA D+40
- Center Barnstead, NH R+25
- Robert, LA R+67
- Millville, PA R+48
- Montague, NJ R+35
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.