Bowmore leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Bowmore typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bowmore, ~34% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bowmore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bowmore leans more Democratic than 61 of 63 neighbors.
Bowmore runs about 28 points more Democratic than North Carolina as a whole. North Carolina leans Republican overall, while Bowmore is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Bowmore 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 Bowmore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 45% of adults in Bowmore have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 26%). Bowmore runs against the grain of North Carolina, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bowmore, NC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Bowmore looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bowmore 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 49%, about 12 points below the North Carolina average of 61%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Bowmore report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Bowmore have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wagram, NC R+3
- Mccain, NC D+5
- Montrose, NC Even
- Duffies, NC D+7
- Silver City, NC D+7
- Ashley Heights, NC R+43
- Floral College, NC R+29
- Raeford, NC D+12
- Red Springs, NC Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Timberlake, OH R+11
- Singleton, SC D+3
- Vallecito, CA R+15
- Jefferson, MI R+31
- Jefferson Island, MT R+58
- Cuttingsville, VT D+5
- Quiet Dell, WV R+58
- Rarden, OH R+63
- Toneyville, AR R+44
- Mifflin, OH R+58
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of 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.