Garner is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Garner typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garner, ~10% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garner leans more Republican than 76 of 136 neighbors.
Garner runs about 37 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Garner 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 Garner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Garner, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Garner, KY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Garner looks the way it does
Turnout in Garner sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mousie, KY R+70
- Pippa Passes, KY R+64
- Leburn, KY R+71
- Hindman, KY R+67
- Vest, KY R+72
- Raven, KY R+73
- Carrie, KY R+67
- Pine Top, KY R+61
- Mallie, KY R+62
- Emmalena, KY R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young, AZ R+58
- Virgil, IL R+32
- Normandy, TX R+23
- Coteau Holmes, LA R+81
- Fromberg, MT R+60
- Harvey, IA R+48
- Birmingham, IA R+56
- Munjor, KS R+61
- Yancey, TX R+57
- Red Jacket, WV R+73
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board 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.