† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupGarden RidgeTexasUnited States
German15.4%8.3%12.5%
English11.4%7.9%9.5%
Irish7.7%6.0%9.4%
American4.0%4.6%5.3%
Italian2.2%1.9%4.8%
Scottish2.1%1.3%1.3%
Polish2.0%0.8%2.2%
French2.0%1.5%1.6%
Mexican25.2%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.9%0.3%—
Spanish0.4%——
Cuban0.3%0.5%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
African American†11.6%10.3%9.9%
African1.1%0.6%0.5%
Filipino0.6%0.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.4%1.8%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Garden Ridge
Texas
United States
Median age
54.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.2%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Garden Ridge
Texas
United States
Median household income
$177,353
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
0.4%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
62.6%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Garden Ridge
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.1%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
6.3%
28.2%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
2.2%
0.3%
0.5%
Korean
2.5%
0.2%
0.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Garden Ridge
Texas
United States
Catholic
—
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
45.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Garden Ridge, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−66.5%
2008
−57.5%
2012
−58.1%
2016
−49.3%
2020
−36.3%
2024
−35.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
31.5%Harris895
67.1%Trump1,909
1.4%
R+35.7
D+0.6
R+34.2
2,843
R
31.4%Biden908
67.7%Trump1,958
0.9%
R+36.3
D+13.0
R+40.8
2,892
R
23.3%Clinton572
72.6%Trump1,781
4.1%
R+49.3
D+8.8
R+51.4
2,454
R
20.2%Obama433
78.3%Romney1,676
1.5%
R+58.1
R+0.5
R+61.9
2,141
R
21.1%Obama356
78.6%McCain1,327
0.3%
R+57.5
D+9.0
R+64.8
1,688
R
16.3%Kerry211
82.9%Bush1,070
0.8%
R+66.5
—
R+64.1
1,291
Garden Ridge sits inside the San Antonio metro's fast-growing northern collar, where high-income suburban households have made Comal County one of Texas's most reliably Republican-leaning jurisdictions by margin.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 66.5 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.7 points.
A population of 4,332, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $177,353 describe the city.
In 2024, Garden Ridge, Texas voted Republican by 35.7 points (R+35.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,843 votes cast, 895 went Democratic and 1,909 went Republican.
How many people live in Garden Ridge, Texas?
Garden Ridge, Texas has a population of 4,332 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Garden Ridge, Texas?
Median household income in Garden Ridge, Texas is $177,353 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Garden Ridge, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Garden Ridge, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
