Jason is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Jason typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jason, ~4% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jason compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jason leans more Republican than 90 of 109 neighbors.
Jason runs about 49 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Jason 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 Jason, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Jason, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Jason sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 91% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Jason, KY 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 Jason looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jason is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bear Branch, KY R+79
- Stinnett, KY R+74
- Peabody, KY R+81
- Spring Creek, KY R+77
- Hyden, KY R+72
- Sizerock, KY R+78
- Hoskinston, KY R+75
- Essie, KY R+78
- Big Creek, KY R+81
- Wendover, KY R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Littleton, IA R+43
- Sebrell, VA R+33
- Eastport, MI R+14
- Stull, KS R+13
- Cannelton, WV R+42
- Wiltshire, MS D+19
- Dewar, IA R+41
- Ormsby, MN R+50
- Luthers Mills, PA R+53
- Steedman, OK R+69
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board of 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.