Forest Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Forest Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Hill, ~56% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~18% 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 Democratic than 45 of 48 neighbors.
Forest Hill runs about 59 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Forest Hill is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
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.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Forest Hill is about 47%, about 26 points below the U.S. average of 72%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Forest Hill sits in the top quarter (about 41%, above 88% of cities). Forest Hill runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Forest Hill, MS sits above the national average 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 Hill looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Forest Hill have completed high school, about 14 points above the Mississippi average of 85%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Forest Hill sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Newmans Grove, MS R+64
- Bolton, MS D+17
- Terry, MS R+4
- Richland, MS R+42
- Oakley, MS R+35
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Mississippi 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.