Bowers leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Bowers typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bowers, ~19% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bowers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bowers leans more Republican than 38 of 71 neighbors.
Bowers runs about 51 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Bowers is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bowers 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 Bowers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bowers votes against the grain of Delaware. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Bowers runs about 51 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Bowers are family households, above 77% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bowers, DE sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Bowers looks the way it does
Turnout in Bowers sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Dover Afb, DE R+5
- Chestnut Knoll, DE R+21
- Little Creek, DE R+11
- Woodside, DE R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Philomath, IN R+58
- Stafford, MD R+39
- Roberdo, NC R+26
- Verdella, MO R+73
- Old Woollam, MO R+65
- Jennys, SC R+32
- West Florence, OH R+62
- Hontubby, OK R+74
- Nevada Mills, IN R+49
- Monkton Boro, VT D+12
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Delaware 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.