Garfield is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Garfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garfield, ~11% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garfield leans more Republican than 59 of 82 neighbors.
Garfield runs about 33 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Garfield 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 Garfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Garfield hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Garfield drive to work alone, above 88% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Garfield, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Garfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Garfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Garfield have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodrow, KY R+64
- Locust Hill, KY R+66
- Custer, KY R+65
- Kingswood, KY R+63
- Harned, KY R+60
- Big Spring, KY R+63
- Constantine, KY R+67
- Hudson, KY R+68
- Clifton Mills, KY R+58
- High Plains, KY R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kerby, OR R+29
- East Eddington, ME R+15
- Levan, UT R+82
- Shady Grove, PA R+61
- Mildred, TX R+68
- Puposky, MN R+20
- Friesland, WI R+43
- Cawood, KY R+77
- Lafayette Springs, MS R+46
- Gilson, IL R+41
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board 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.