Forest Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Forest Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Hill, ~16% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forest Hill leans more Republican than 64 of 86 neighbors.
Forest Hill runs about 44 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Forest Hill 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 Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Forest Hill, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Indiana average of 22%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Forest Hill, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Forest Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Forest Hill sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hartsville, IN R+60
- Burney, IN R+64
- Letts, IN R+64
- Waynesburg, IN R+57
- Rugby, IN R+60
- Westport, IN R+58
- Sardinia, IN R+63
- Hope, IN R+58
- Grammer, IN R+56
- Millhousen, IN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Soundside, NC D+4
- Deer Plain, IL R+52
- Alva, WY R+81
- Vanzant, KY R+63
- Jamestown, AL R+80
- Geetingsville, IN R+60
- Melder, LA R+82
- Meehan, MS R+74
- Cheneyboro, TX R+69
- Clubb, MO R+67
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.