Bowlegs is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Bowlegs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bowlegs, ~10% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bowlegs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bowlegs leans more Republican than 23 of 41 neighbors.
Bowlegs runs about 17 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Bowlegs 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 Bowlegs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Bowlegs hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bowlegs, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Bowlegs looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Bowlegs report food insecurity, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Bowlegs sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maud, OK R+66
- Lima, OK R+62
- Seminole, OK R+49
- Yeager, OK R+65
- New Lima, OK R+62
- Dixon, OK R+50
- Wewoka, OK R+36
- St. Louis, OK R+70
- Vamoosa, OK R+67
- Sacred Heart, OK R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Round Lake, NY D+14
- Cleveland, SC R+64
- South Torrington, WY R+59
- Georges Mills, NH D+10
- Pecan Grove, MS R+81
- Olean, MO R+73
- Blue Hill, NE R+70
- West Baldwin, ME R+24
- Silver Lake, TX R+79
- Malesus, TN R+54
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, 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.