Lakeville is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Lakeville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakeville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~62% 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 60 of 95 neighbors.
Lakeville runs about 53 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
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.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lakeville, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Ohio average of 23%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lakeville, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
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
- Lakeland Beach, OH R+65
- Nashville, OH R+65
- Big Prairie, OH R+67
- McZena, OH R+62
- Loudonville, OH R+55
- Shreve, OH R+61
- Glenmont, OH R+69
- McKay, OH R+62
- Lake Fork, OH R+63
- Funk, OH R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Boise City, OK R+56
- West Berlin, OH R+12
- Pendleton Center, NY R+32
- Standing Rock, NM D+42
- Franklin Grove, IL R+30
- Hatfield, AR R+64
- Sedan, KS R+67
- Assumption, IL R+56
- Bear Creek, WI R+49
- Palatine Bridge, NY R+43
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.