Garland is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Garland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garland, ~7% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garland is the most Republican-leaning.
Garland runs about 49 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Garland 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Garland live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Garland sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Garland are family households, above 78% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Garland, TN sits in the bottom quarter 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
Turnout in Garland sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Burlison, TN R+75
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- Fulton, TN R+58
- Henning, TN R+33
- Brighton, TN R+65
- Flatwood, TN R+74
- Solo, TN R+41
- Rialto, TN R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Olden, MO R+68
- Taylorstown, VA Even
- St. Thomas, MN R+46
- Mackey, IA R+26
- Zion, KY R+57
- Edroy, TX R+46
- Newcastle, NE R+62
- Leedy, MS R+84
- Beaverton, AL R+87
- Sacramento, PA R+60
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Tennessee Secretary of State, Division 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.