Garden City is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Garden City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garden City, ~27% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garden City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garden City sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 6 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 21 leaning the other way.
Garden City runs about 22 points more Democratic than Louisiana as a whole.
Why Garden City leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Garden City. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Garden City, LA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Garden City looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 26% of adults in Garden City report food insecurity, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bayou Sale, LA Even
- Franklin, LA D+6
- Centerville, LA Even
- Richohoc, LA R+19
- Baldwin, LA D+13
- Charenton, LA R+38
- Patterson, LA R+21
- Idlewild, LA R+32
- Glenwild, LA R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Doyon, ND R+47
- East Stanwood, WA R+23
- Marlboro, ME D+6
- White, MI R+15
- Chiefton, WV R+57
- West Colesville, NY R+44
- Moccasin, CA R+41
- Smithfield, TN R+74
- El Ancon, NM D+8
- Moriah, IL R+63
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Louisiana 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.