Garland is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Garland typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garland, ~4% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garland leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
Garland runs about 65 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Garland leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Garland. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Garland, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Garland looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Garland sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Garland have more than one occupant per room, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hathaway, MT R+82
- Crow Rock, MT R+85
- Volborg, MT R+76
- Miles City, MT R+39
- Rosebud, MT R+74
- Colstrip, MT R+52
- Ashland, MT R+5
- Forsyth, MT R+53
- Epsie, MT R+72
- Kinsey, MT R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Economy, MO R+69
- Mitchellsville, NY R+28
- Bradley, MS R+51
- Fosheeton, AL R+71
- Mount Herman, OK R+83
- Blanchard, IA R+57
- Lee Center, IL R+39
- Natrona, WY R+81
- Fraleytown, VA R+77
- Lemoore Naval Air Station, CA R+37
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Montana 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.