Oak Bowery leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Oak Bowery typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Bowery, ~24% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oak Bowery compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oak Bowery leans more Republican than 17 of 47 neighbors.
Oak Bowery runs about 11 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oak Bowery. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Oak Bowery 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 Oak Bowery, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Oak Bowery are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Oak Bowery sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 77% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Oak Bowery, AL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Oak Bowery looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oak Bowery 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 62%, about 8 points above the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Farmville, AL R+44
- Sturkie, AL R+16
- Moorefield, AL R+12
- Mount Jefferson, AL R+24
- Round Mountain, AL R+19
- Waverly, AL R+35
- Pepperell, AL R+3
- Milltown, AL D+6
- Opelika, AL R+8
- Cusseta, AL R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Antler, ND R+64
- Sayersville, VA R+68
- Hartland, CA R+48
- Harveysburg, IN R+64
- Mapletown, PA R+51
- Braggadocio, MO R+67
- Manor Kill, NY R+40
- Rodeo, NM R+55
- Treece, KS R+68
- Talcville, NY R+40
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama 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.