Garth leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Garth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garth, ~26% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garth leans more Republican than 15 of 36 neighbors.
Garth runs about 30 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Garth 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 Garth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Garth live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Garth, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Garth looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Garth is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Garth own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rapid River, MI R+33
- Masonville, MI R+37
- Kipling, MI R+32
- Maywood, MI R+31
- Gladstone, MI R+23
- Perkins, MI R+40
- St. Jacques, MI R+32
- Groos, MI R+34
- Stonington, MI R+31
- Wells, MI R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Central Point, VA R+23
- Purcell, PA R+77
- Prattsville, OH R+60
- Cameron, MT R+23
- Prilliman, VA R+56
- Pleasant Run, WV R+60
- Burr Oak, KS R+75
- Pleasant Hill, KY R+58
- Park Head, MD R+63
- Parkline, ID R+57
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department 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.