Cowanesque leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Cowanesque typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cowanesque, ~20% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cowanesque compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cowanesque leans more Republican than 12 of 80 neighbors.
Cowanesque runs about 47 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Cowanesque 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 Cowanesque, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Cowanesque are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cowanesque, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Cowanesque looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cowanesque 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Cowanesque have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Charleston, PA R+50
- Kellytown, PA R+47
- Stokesdale, PA R+51
- Wellsboro, PA R+35
- Middlebury Center, PA R+62
- Lambs Creek, PA R+48
- Mansfield, PA R+33
- Covington, PA R+56
- Arnot, PA R+53
- Antrim, PA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Powers Lake, ND R+78
- Chatham, MI R+15
- Meyers Lake, OH R+5
- Rural Ridge, PA R+6
- Monticello, ME R+45
- Argonia, KS R+60
- Austin, PA R+67
- Dodds, OH R+57
- Alta, CA R+36
- Dumont, CO D+5
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau 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.