Wakeman leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Wakeman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wakeman, ~19% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wakeman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wakeman leans more Republican than 45 of 78 neighbors.
Wakeman runs about 37 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wakeman. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Wakeman 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 Wakeman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Wakeman drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Wakeman sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 84% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Wakeman are family households, above 76% of cities.
Frequent mental distress and voter turnout
Places with a low frequent-mental-distress rate tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wakeman, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Reported mental distress does not drive turnout; it reflects economic and health conditions tied to voting.
Why turnout in Wakeman looks the way it does
Turnout in Wakeman 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.
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- Kipton, OH R+47
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- East Townsend, OH R+51
- Collins, OH R+52
- Berlinville, OH R+39
- Henrietta, OH R+41
- Berlin Heights, OH R+36
- Pittsfield, OH R+47
- Oberlin, OH D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Curwensville, PA R+50
- Seven Springs, NC R+37
- Okanogan, WA R+29
- Gang Mills, NY Even
- Eutawville, SC D+16
- Mayodan, NC R+45
- Rochester, MA R+8
- Mount Pleasant, UT R+68
- Avondale, LA D+8
- New Kent, VA R+29
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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.