Garden Village leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Garden Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garden Village, ~34% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garden Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garden Village leans more Republican than 15 of 66 neighbors.
Garden Village runs about 11 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Garden Village. The northwest side is the most split-leaning (R+25) and the west side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Garden Village 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 Garden Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Garden Village drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Garden Village, WI sits in the top tenth 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 Garden Village looks the way it does
Turnout in Garden Village 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.
Nearby Cities
- Tiffany, WI R+17
- Beloit, WI D+12
- Afton, WI R+11
- Christilla Heights, WI R+20
- South Beloit, IL R+14
- Shopiere, WI R+27
- Clinton, WI R+24
- Janesville, WI D+5
- Rockton, IL R+18
- Hanover, WI R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wyarno, WY R+72
- Wyalusing, WI R+43
- Furnessville, IN R+15
- Geeslin Corner, MS R+60
- Niobe, ND R+69
- Olney, KY R+68
- Old Damascus, GA R+5
- Simms, CA R+45
- Brooklyn, AL D+52
- Standardsburg, OH R+55
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wisconsin Elections Commission, 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.