Cowan is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Cowan typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cowan, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cowan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cowan leans more Republican than 81 of 87 neighbors.
Cowan runs about 36 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Cowan 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 Cowan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Cowan hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Kentucky average of 19%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cowan, KY 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 Cowan looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cowan is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Cowan have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ewing, KY R+65
- Pleasant Valley, KY R+64
- Myers, KY R+62
- Ellisville, KY R+62
- Nepton, KY R+59
- Craintown, KY R+60
- Mays Lick, KY R+61
- Piqua, KY R+60
- Sprout, KY R+62
- Shannon, KY R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Street Road, NY R+27
- Whitten, IA R+46
- North Lyndon, ME R+38
- Nestlow, WV R+64
- Slaughter Beach, DE R+17
- West Hallock, IL R+34
- Lowney, WV R+75
- Tatumville, TN R+72
- Webbtown, TN R+66
- Old Shongaloo, LA R+85
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky 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.