Bowers leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Bowers typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bowers, ~29% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~4% 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 90 of 97 neighbors.
Bowers runs about 38 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
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.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Bowers are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Bowers, WI does.
Why turnout in Bowers looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bowers 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Bowers own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Bowers have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Elkhorn, WI R+22
- Lauderdale, WI R+27
- Como, WI R+16
- East Troy, WI R+23
- Troy Center, WI R+29
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wisconsin Elections Commission, 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.