Cowlington is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Cowlington typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cowlington, ~8% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cowlington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cowlington leans more Republican than 51 of 61 neighbors.
Cowlington runs about 25 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Cowlington 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 Cowlington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Cowlington are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Cowlington sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cowlington, OK sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Cowlington looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cowlington is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Cowlington report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Star, OK R+74
- Keota, OK R+72
- Red Hill, OK R+71
- Tucker, OK R+74
- Brent, OK R+68
- Bokoshe, OK R+72
- Tamaha, OK R+74
- Mccurtain, OK R+75
- Garland, OK R+73
- McKey, OK R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adair, IL R+49
- Meldrum, KY R+76
- Yuma, KY R+73
- Kattelville, NY R+23
- Wiota, IA R+49
- Ayr, NE R+74
- Philrich, TX R+76
- Stotonic Village, AZ D+55
- Bergland, MI R+27
- Rensselaerville, NY R+11
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, 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.