Forest Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Forest Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Hill, ~29% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Forest Hill leans more Democratic than 6 of 22 neighbors.
Forest Hill runs about 27 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Forest Hill. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Forest Hill leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Forest Hill. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Forest Hill, Newark, NJ sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Forest Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Forest Hill is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 29%, about 19 points above the New Jersey average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 66% of households in Forest Hill rent, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Forest Hill report food insecurity, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Broadway, Newark, NJ D+32
- Upper Roseville, Newark, NJ D+23
- Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ D+36
- Seventh Avenue, Newark, NJ D+45
- Lower Roseville, Newark, NJ D+48
- University Heights, Newark, NJ D+67
- Fairmuont, Newark, NJ D+73
- Central Business District, Newark, NJ D+72
- Springfield-Belmont, Newark, NJ D+77
- North Ironbound, Newark, NJ D+5
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southeast, Canal Winchester, OH D+33
- Visitacion Valley, San Francisco, CA D+36
- Midway, Escondido, CA D+14
- Cedar Brook, Philadelphia, PA D+90
- Sand Lake, Anchorage, AK D+19
- Urbandale-Parkdale, Dallas, TX D+48
- Wharton-Hawthorne-Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA D+60
- Rochdale Village, Queens, NY D+83
- Kingsessing, Philadelphia, PA D+88
- Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City, NJ D+67
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Jersey 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.