Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Garfield Park

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Garfield Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.

 

About 52% of adults in Garfield Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garfield Park, ~39% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Garfield Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Garfield Park leans more Democratic than 9 of 19 neighbors.

Garfield Park runs about 49 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Garfield Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Garfield Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+39), a spread of about 20 points.

Why Garfield Park leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Garfield Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Garfield Park votes against the grain of Michigan. Michigan is roughly evenly split, while Garfield Park runs about 49 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Garfield Park have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Garfield Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Garfield Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 14 points above the Michigan average of 7%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Garfield Park report food insecurity, above 90% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in Garfield Park have completed high school, below 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department 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.