Lodi leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Lodi typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lodi, ~23% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lodi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lodi leans more Republican than 41 of 102 neighbors.
Lodi runs about 27 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lodi. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Lodi 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 Lodi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lodi votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Lodi sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lodi, OH sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lodi looks the way it does
Turnout in Lodi 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
- Westfield Center, OH R+38
- Burbank, OH R+58
- Golden Corners, OH R+59
- Gloria Glens Park, OH R+39
- Spencer, OH R+47
- Chippewa Lake, OH R+33
- Homerville, OH R+50
- Seville, OH R+38
- Creston, OH R+51
- Congress, OH R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grasonville, MD R+13
- Winona, TX R+43
- Arbuckle, CA R+19
- Providence Forge, VA R+12
- Berwick, LA R+71
- Greenport, NY D+17
- Covington, IN R+56
- Silverhill, AL R+69
- Lyles, TN R+65
- Neillsville, WI R+35
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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.