West Lodi is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 68% of adults in West Lodi typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Lodi, ~15% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Lodi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Lodi leans more Republican than 60 of 89 neighbors.
West Lodi runs about 45 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why West 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 West Lodi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in West Lodi are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Lodi, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in West Lodi looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in West Lodi have completed high school, about 7 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Reedtown, OH R+57
- Flat Rock, OH R+55
- Republic, OH R+56
- Colby, OH R+52
- Attica Junction, OH R+58
- Mount Carmel, OH R+52
- Bismarck, OH R+57
- Bellevue, OH R+41
- Attica, OH R+56
- Green Springs, OH R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenfield, ME R+39
- South Sebec, ME R+40
- Excelsior Springs Junction, MO R+51
- Doster, AL R+20
- Rolling Ground, WI R+25
- Simmons, MO R+68
- Buchanan, KY R+68
- Grenola, KS R+69
- Willard, WA Even
- Ronco, PA R+38
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.