Garnsey leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Garnsey typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garnsey, ~37% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garnsey compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Garnsey is the least Democratic-leaning.
Garnsey runs about 15 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Garnsey. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+53) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Garnsey leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Garnsey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Garnsey live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Garnsey, Valley Village, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Garnsey looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 71% of households in Garnsey rent, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in Garnsey have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Beverly Glen, Studio City, CA D+40
- Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, CA D+37
- Glendale, Los Angeles, CA D+47
- Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA D+57
- Lake Balboa, Van Nuys, CA D+32
- Arleta, Pacoima, CA D+31
- Riverside Rancho, Glendale, CA D+38
- Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA D+20
- Grandview, Glendale, CA Even
- Shadow Hills, Sunland, CA R+6
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bagley, Detroit, MI D+89
- Byberry, Philadelphia, PA R+12
- Blueberry Hill-Brigadoon-Stoneybrook, Lexington, KY D+28
- Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill, Portland, OR D+49
- Calallen, Corpus Christi, TX R+36
- Kamms Corner, Cleveland, OH D+22
- Eastside, Riverside, CA D+31
- Buffalo, Las Vegas, NV D+18
- North Valley San Diego, Oceanside, CA D+10
- Lake View, Paterson, NJ D+5
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California 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.