Forbes Road leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Forbes Road typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forbes Road, ~28% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forbes Road compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forbes Road leans more Republican than 129 of 222 neighbors.
Forbes Road runs about 38 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forbes Road. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Forbes Road 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 Forbes Road, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Forbes Road votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, modestly below the Pennsylvania average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Forbes Road are family households, above 84% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Forbes Road, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Forbes Road looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Forbes Road 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Forbes Road own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hannastown, PA R+41
- Crabtree, PA R+45
- Congruity, PA R+44
- Greensburg, PA R+19
- Delmont, PA R+20
- Southwest Greensburg, PA R+7
- Grapeville, PA R+22
- Jeannette, PA R+20
- Claridge, PA R+28
- New Alexandria, PA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Witherbee, NY R+19
- Mecca, IN R+62
- Pike View, KY R+69
- Industrial, WV R+57
- Lindenwood, IL R+41
- Lobelia, NC R+39
- Hopkinsburg, MI R+47
- Leetsville, MI R+34
- Petersburg, NE R+71
- Daniels, TX R+77
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau 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.