Wawaka is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Wawaka typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wawaka, ~11% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wawaka compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wawaka leans more Republican than 74 of 85 neighbors.
Wawaka runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Wawaka 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 Wawaka, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Wawaka are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Wawaka, IN does.
Why turnout in Wawaka looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Wawaka have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in Wawaka have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Witmer Manor, IN R+61
- Brimfield, IN R+59
- Rome City, IN R+55
- Ligonier, IN R+40
- Topeka, IN R+71
- Shady Nook, IN R+58
- Albion, IN R+53
- Wolcottville, IN R+58
- Kimmell, IN R+60
- Valentine, IN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Foreman, AR R+53
- Chateaugay, NY R+31
- Belington, WV R+61
- Mendon, UT R+54
- Belleville, KS R+54
- Champlain, NY R+15
- Shelocta, PA R+60
- Colbert, OK R+62
- Beaver Dams, NY R+39
- Friendship, NY R+47
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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.