Okauchee Lake leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Okauchee Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Okauchee Lake, ~41% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Okauchee Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Okauchee Lake leans more Republican than 24 of 98 neighbors.
Okauchee Lake runs about 16 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Okauchee Lake 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 Okauchee Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Okauchee Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 48%, well above the Wisconsin average of 24%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Okauchee Lake, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Okauchee Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Okauchee Lake is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Okauchee Lake have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Okauchee, WI R+17
- Nashotah, WI R+19
- Oconomowoc Lake, WI R+26
- Chenequa, WI R+28
- Oconomowoc, WI R+22
- Delafield, WI R+17
- Summit Corners, WI R+33
- Mapleton, WI R+41
- Hartland, WI R+21
- Lac La Belle, WI R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Harmony, MO R+69
- Alum Bridge, WV R+67
- Franklin Falls, NY D+11
- Sondheimer, LA R+55
- Puryear Corner, VA R+31
- Pumpkin Bend, AR R+73
- Havana, OH R+57
- Vienna, SD R+64
- Bay Springs, AL R+63
- Wishart, MO R+64
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wisconsin Elections Commission, 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.