Forest Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Forest Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Heights, ~55% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forest Heights leans more Democratic than 179 of 208 neighbors.
Forest Heights runs about 47 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Forest Heights 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 Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 60% of residents in Forest Heights live in densely developed areas, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Forest Heights have never been married, above 96% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Forest Heights, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Forest Heights looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Forest Heights own their home, about 16 points above the Maryland average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Forest Heights sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glassmanor, MD D+81
- Oxon Hill, MD D+75
- Temple Hills, MD D+86
- Marlow Heights, MD D+83
- Hillcrest Heights, MD D+87
- Huntington, VA D+57
- Fort Washington, MD D+76
- Belle View, VA D+44
- Camp Springs, MD D+83
- Suitland, MD D+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sylvania, AL R+77
- El Dorado, CA R+30
- Wadley, GA D+44
- Panora, IA R+37
- Damascus, VA R+58
- Eagle, NE R+45
- Belle, MO R+62
- Milton, KY R+58
- Wadmalaw Island, SC D+14
- Salemburg, NC R+37
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Maryland State Board 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.