Garber leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Garber typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garber, ~19% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garber compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garber leans more Republican than 52 of 61 neighbors.
Garber runs about 35 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Garber. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Garber 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 Garber, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Garber, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Iowa average of 24%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Garber, IA 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 Garber looks the way it does
Turnout in Garber sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Elkport, IA R+49
- Osterdock, IA R+50
- Wood, IA R+51
- Littleport, IA R+39
- Guttenberg, IA R+35
- Colesburg, IA R+51
- Millville, IA R+49
- Mederville, IA R+46
- Garnavillo, IA R+37
- Edgewood, IA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pineridge, CA R+44
- Pittsburg, IA R+55
- Fernville, VT R+7
- Tram, KY R+65
- Clockville, NY R+30
- Whiteson, OR R+32
- Blair, SC D+34
- Townley, IN R+57
- Ossawinamakee Beach, MI R+28
- Oplin, TX R+76
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Iowa 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.