Garland City is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Garland City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garland City, ~9% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garland City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garland City leans more Republican than 40 of 47 neighbors.
Garland City runs about 40 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Garland City. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Garland City 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 Garland City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Garland City live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the Arkansas average of 13%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Garland City, AR 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 Garland City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Garland City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Garland City report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Garland City have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garland, AR R+52
- Genoa, AR R+77
- Rocky Mound, AR R+52
- Fouke, AR R+76
- Lewisville, AR R+23
- Ferguson Crossroads, AR R+79
- Hervey, AR R+63
- Canfield, AR R+50
- Jonesville, AR R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almartha, MO R+71
- Edmunds, ME R+19
- Van, AR R+69
- Cuyama, CA R+23
- Gould, CO R+35
- Valley Falls, OR R+72
- Guthrie, IL R+57
- Montgomery Heights, WV R+41
- Cracker Neck, VA R+75
- Grapevine, KY R+56
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arkansas 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.