Kasson is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Kasson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kasson, ~15% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kasson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kasson leans more Republican than 144 of 162 neighbors.
Kasson runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Why Kasson 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 Kasson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Kasson, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kasson, WV 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 Kasson looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Kasson have completed high school, about 14 points above the West Virginia average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Colebank, WV R+64
- Valley Furnace, WV R+65
- Nestorville, WV R+66
- Moatsville, WV R+65
- Marquess, WV R+64
- Tacy, WV R+64
- Sinclair, WV R+62
- Arden, WV R+63
- Kalamazoo, WV R+68
- Millertown, WV R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfarata, PA R+67
- Seney, MI R+54
- Seven Pines, WV R+55
- Inverness, AL R+23
- Clementsville, TN R+75
- Hooktown, KY R+62
- Jewel City, KY R+61
- Unionvale, OH R+53
- Nanson, ND R+39
- Glory, MN R+35
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.