Cashmere is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Cashmere typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cashmere, ~11% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cashmere compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cashmere leans more Republican than 93 of 108 neighbors.
Cashmere runs about 27 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Cashmere 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 Cashmere, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Cashmere, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Cashmere drive to work alone, above 83% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cashmere, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cashmere looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Cashmere own their home, about 10 points above the West Virginia average of 81%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Peterstown, WV R+65
- Bozoo, WV R+67
- Marie, WV R+69
- Ballard, WV R+66
- Lindside, WV R+67
- Mandeville, WV R+60
- Rich Creek, VA R+64
- Indian Mills, WV R+66
- Zenith, WV R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Walnut Bottom, PA R+54
- Beatrice, AL R+5
- Damascus, OH R+56
- Panama, IL R+51
- Flagg Center, IL R+33
- Henriette, MN R+45
- Junior, WV R+64
- Williamsville, MA R+10
- Kyles Ford, TN R+76
- Whitewater, MO R+75
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia 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.