Bowen is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Bowen typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bowen, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bowen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bowen leans more Republican than 57 of 101 neighbors.
Bowen runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Bowen 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 Bowen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in Bowen drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Bowen are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bowen, KY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bowen looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bowen is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stanton, KY R+57
- Slade, KY R+65
- Fagan, KY R+63
- Rothwell, KY R+67
- Means, KY R+67
- Levee, KY R+66
- Jeffersonville, KY R+66
- Lucky Stop, KY R+66
- Frenchburg, KY R+66
- Vaughns Mill, KY R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Peru, MO R+70
- Elliot, TX R+39
- Ellston, IA R+53
- West Panama City Beach, FL R+69
- Sarepta, MS R+82
- East Branch, NY R+39
- Richardson, WV R+64
- Leonia, FL R+80
- Mumford, TX R+55
- Board Camp, AR R+64
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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.