Forest Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Forest Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Hills, ~49% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Forest Hills leans more Democratic than 21 of 31 neighbors.
Forest Hills runs about 44 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Forest Hills. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+43), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Forest Hills leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Forest Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Forest Hills hold a bachelor's degree, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Forest Hills looks the way it does
Turnout in Forest Hills sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA D+65
- Dorchester Center, Boston, MA D+71
- Roxbury, Boston, MA D+65
- Brookline Village, Brookline, MA D+74
- South Dorchester, Boston, MA D+57
- Brookline Village Commercial District, Brookline, MA D+76
- Nubian Square, Boston, MA D+65
- Milton Upper Mills, Milton, MA D+67
- Fields Corner, Boston, MA D+49
- Washington Square, Brookline, MA D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Civano, Tucson, AZ Even
- Houston Farms, Houston, TX Even
- Mcbean, Hephzibah, GA R+25
- Windom, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- West Walnut, Allentown, PA D+30
- Green Island, Worcester, MA D+33
- Cripple Creek, Lincoln, NE D+4
- Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque, NM D+19
- Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Italian Village, Columbus, OH D+53
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 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.