Garland, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Garland

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

Garland leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 44% of adults in Garland typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garland, ~26% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Garland compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Garland leans more Democratic than 50 of 59 neighbors.

Garland runs about 29 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Garland is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Garland. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+22) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 18 points.

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.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 93% of residents in Garland live in densely developed areas, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 35% of adults in Garland have never been married, above 88% of cities. Garland runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Garland, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Garland looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Garland 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 23%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Garland rent, compared to around 20% in nearby cities. 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 Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.