Wakeland is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Wakeland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wakeland, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wakeland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wakeland leans more Republican than 76 of 80 neighbors.
Wakeland runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Wakeland 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 Wakeland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wakeland, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Indiana average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Wakeland drive to work alone, above 84% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Wakeland are family households, above 75% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wakeland, IN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wakeland looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Wakeland own their home, about 11 points above the Indiana average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Plano, IN R+62
- Paragon, IN R+63
- Quincy, IN R+63
- Browns Crossing, IN R+65
- Whitaker, IN R+59
- Eminence, IN R+62
- McDaniel, IN R+52
- Monrovia, IN R+59
- Martinsville, IN R+52
- Centerton, IN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chatawa, MS R+15
- Tyhee, ID R+27
- Viola, OR R+19
- Matheny, WV R+70
- Fairhope, PA R+57
- Buckhorn, KY R+70
- Loveland, IA R+44
- Scotia, NE R+67
- Millbrook, IL R+43
- Verda, LA R+90
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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.