Bowling Green leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Bowling Green typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bowling Green, ~36% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bowling Green compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bowling Green leans more Democratic than 97 of 98 neighbors.
Bowling Green runs about 27 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Bowling Green is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bowling Green. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+45) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 77 points.
Why Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 71% of residents in Bowling Green live in densely developed areas, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Bowling Green sits in the top quarter (about 41%, above 88% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Bowling Green have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Bowling Green, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bowling Green looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 60% of households in Bowling Green rent, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hull Prairie, OH R+15
- Portage, OH R+41
- Tontogany, OH R+41
- Sugar Ridge, OH R+34
- Scotch Ridge, OH R+40
- Rudolph, OH R+47
- Haskins, OH R+28
- Weston, OH R+44
- Jerry City, OH R+50
- Pemberville, OH R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- American Fork, UT R+36
- Shelton, WA R+3
- University City, MO D+69
- Lenoir, NC R+40
- Greeneville, TN R+57
- Deer Park, TX R+38
- Pace, FL R+52
- Alamo, TX R+3
- Media, PA D+21
- Ossining, NY D+25
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.