Forest Glen leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Forest Glen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Glen, ~31% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest Glen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forest Glen leans more Republican than 7 of 15 neighbors.
Forest Glen runs about 29 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Forest Glen is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forest Glen. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Forest Glen 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 Forest Glen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Forest Glen live in densely developed areas, about 54 points below the California average of 58%. Forest Glen runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Forest Glen, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Forest Glen looks the way it does
Turnout in Forest Glen 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
- Peanut, CA R+4
- Hayfork, CA R+7
- Mad River, CA R+20
- Wildwood, CA R+8
- Zenia, CA R+21
- Dinsmore, CA R+16
- Ruth, CA R+19
- Hyampom, CA R+17
- Platina, CA R+35
- Fort Seward, CA D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hot Sulphur Springs, CO R+18
- St. Rose, IL R+64
- Jericho, NC R+33
- Chemung, NY R+49
- Parker, WA R+8
- Standish, CA R+80
- Slate Valley, KY R+60
- Woodland, GA Even
- Tahoma, CA D+3
- Eastview, TN R+76
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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.