Bowie is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Bowie typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bowie, ~8% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bowie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bowie leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
Bowie runs about 52 points more Republican than Arizona as a whole.
Why Bowie 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 Bowie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Bowie hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Arizona average of 25%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Bowie sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Bowie, AZ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Bowie looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bowie is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 7 points below the Arizona average of 54%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Bowie report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Bowie have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dos Cabezas, AZ R+45
- San Simon, AZ R+54
- Turkey Flat, AZ R+70
- Willcox, AZ R+37
- Kansas Settlement, AZ R+41
- Paradise, AZ R+44
- Swift Trail Junction, AZ R+55
- Sunizona, AZ R+41
- Cactus Flat, AZ R+60
- Cochise, AZ R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cottage Grove, TN R+71
- Klagetoh, AZ D+55
- Gum Springs, MS Even
- Mount Alto, WV R+62
- Lublin, WI R+50
- Chamois, MO R+70
- Gilt Edge, TN R+77
- Boston, IN R+54
- Ubet, WI R+31
- Lynn, AR R+73
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arizona 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.