Karo leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Karo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Karo, ~24% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Karo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Karo leans more Republican than 47 of 73 neighbors.
Karo runs about 47 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Karo is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Karo 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 Karo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Karo votes against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Karo runs about 47 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Karo, VA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Karo looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Karo is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bentonville, VA R+41
- Browntown, VA R+37
- Overall, VA R+45
- Front Royal, VA R+30
- Waterlick, VA R+45
- Chester Gap, VA R+22
- Happy Creek, VA R+24
- Huntly, VA R+23
- Fort Valley, VA R+40
- Toms Brook, VA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- New London, PA Even
- Derby, OH R+52
- Kidron, OH R+63
- Madison, AR D+67
- Cedar Lake, TX R+59
- Pimento, IN R+50
- Vernontown, AL R+74
- Dolen, TX R+74
- Sanderson, TX R+64
- Shiloh, LA R+72
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department 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.