Forest Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Forest Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Grove, ~28% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forest Grove leans more Republican than 13 of 34 neighbors.
Forest Grove runs about 23 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Why Forest Grove 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 Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Forest Grove are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Forest Grove, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Forest Grove looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Forest Grove have completed high school, about 7 points above the Florida average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- La Crosse, FL R+26
- Northwood, FL R+18
- Gainesville, FL D+33
- Archer, FL R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
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- South Westport, MA D+3
- Freestone, TX R+62
- Symerton, IL R+47
- Dudleytown, IN R+64
- Pencil Bluff, AR R+64
- Marysvale, UT R+76
- Dubois, GA R+47
- Oak Hill, TX R+55
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Florida Division 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.