Bowser is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Bowser typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bowser, ~6% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bowser compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bowser leans more Republican than 21 of 24 neighbors.
Bowser runs about 68 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Bowser 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 Bowser, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Bowser are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bowser, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bowser looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bowser is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Skeeterville, TX R+83
- Holt, TX R+84
- Regency, TX R+79
- Indian Creek, TX R+80
- Richland Springs, TX R+81
- Dulin, TX R+80
- Brookesmith, TX R+80
- Winchell, TX R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Goodale, CO R+59
- Milligan Ridge, AR R+69
- Richvale, CA R+58
- Grafton, IN R+52
- Middlebourne, OH R+65
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.