Fowler is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Fowler typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fowler, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fowler compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fowler leans more Republican than 1 of 8 neighbors.
Fowler runs about 52 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Fowler 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 Fowler, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Fowler live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Fowler, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Fowler looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fowler is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Fowler rent, above 86% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Fowler sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Meade, KS R+71
- Minneola, KS R+74
- Missler, KS R+69
- Ensign, KS R+77
- Montezuma, KS R+71
- Plains, KS R+64
- Haggard, KS R+76
- Englewood, KS R+73
- Kingsdown, KS R+76
- Ashland, KS R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarks Mills, PA R+59
- Sugar Loaf, ID R+66
- McDonald, NC R+32
- Daybrook, WV R+60
- White Earth, MN Even
- Fruitdale, SD R+72
- Lotus, CA R+20
- Maine, NY R+29
- Dungannon, VA R+68
- Lyons Point, LA R+83
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas Secretary of State, 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.