Forest Green is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Forest Green typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Green, ~15% vote Democratic, ~76% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest Green compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forest Green leans more Republican than 32 of 46 neighbors.
Forest Green runs about 48 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Forest Green 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 Green, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Forest Green live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Forest Green, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Forest Green looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Forest Green own their home, about 20 points above the Missouri average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Forest Green have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glasgow, MO R+48
- Salisbury, MO R+54
- Roanoke, MO R+65
- Steinmetz, MO R+61
- Armstrong, MO R+62
- Keytesville, MO R+66
- Dalton, MO R+66
- Clifton Hill, MO R+68
- Gilliam, MO R+65
- Yates, MO R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakley, WI R+33
- Octave, AZ R+53
- Crow Rock, MT R+85
- Hustle, VA D+6
- Bier, MD R+60
- Mount Sherman, AR R+57
- Panther Lake, NY R+44
- Sexton, IN R+66
- Fairhaven, OH R+61
- Manry, VA R+33
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri 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.