Gardeau is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Gardeau typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gardeau, ~14% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gardeau compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gardeau leans more Republican than 35 of 56 neighbors.
Gardeau runs about 55 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gardeau. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Gardeau 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 Gardeau, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Gardeau, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gardeau sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Gardeau, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gardeau looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Gardeau have completed high school, about 5 points above the Pennsylvania average of 91%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Gardeau own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Costello, PA R+64
- Austin, PA R+67
- Wrights, PA R+61
- Odin, PA R+67
- Cameron, PA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Linden, MO R+65
- Rogersville, PA R+60
- Red Cliff, CO D+38
- Mincy, MO R+68
- Mineola, MO R+57
- Bermudian, PA R+51
- Hog Mountain, GA R+49
- Crystal Springs, WV R+51
- Strinestown, PA R+31
- Trapp, VA R+15
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of 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.