Oak Bowery is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Oak Bowery typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Bowery, ~6% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~24% 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 38 of 40 neighbors.
Oak Bowery runs about 62 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oak Bowery. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+93) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 34 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.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Oak Bowery drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Oak Bowery sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Oak Bowery, MS sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Oak Bowery looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Oak Bowery own their home, about 16 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rainey, MS R+79
- Seminary, MS R+81
- Soso, MS R+51
- Gandsi, MS R+85
- Kola, MS R+74
- Moselle, MS R+74
- Sanford, MS R+83
- Ellisville, MS R+51
- Pendorff, MS R+60
- Ora, MS R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lovell, OH R+64
- Lafox, IL R+6
- Thompsonville, DE R+39
- Mc Graws, WV R+77
- Kellytown, SC R+52
- Three Rocks, CA R+4
- Hegg, WI R+25
- Rake, IA R+44
- Liberty Center, IA R+45
- West Washington, ME R+30
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Mississippi 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.