Bowman, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Bowman

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Bowman leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 64% of adults in Bowman typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bowman, ~38% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bowman compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Bowman leans more Democratic than 22 of 28 neighbors.

Politically, Bowman sits close to the rest of California.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bowman. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 20 points.

Why Bowman 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 Bowman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 75% of adults in Bowman hold a bachelor's degree, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

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 Bowman, CA does.

Why turnout in Bowman looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bowman 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Bowman own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Bowman have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California 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.