Forest Home leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Forest Home typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Home, ~28% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest Home compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forest Home leans more Republican than 28 of 38 neighbors.
Forest Home runs about 7 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forest Home. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+68), a spread of about 83 points.
Why Forest Home 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 Home, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Forest Home live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Forest Home, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Forest Home looks the way it does
Turnout in Forest Home sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monterey, AL D+17
- Shacklesville, AL R+67
- Manningham, AL D+15
- Awin, AL D+24
- Reddock Springs, AL R+42
- Pine Apple, AL D+34
- Furman, AL D+34
- Bolling, AL R+63
- Greenville, AL D+4
- McWilliams, AL D+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wallace, LA R+51
- Topeka, IL R+49
- Orion, AL R+43
- Youba, OH R+50
- Moselle, SC R+25
- Edmonson, TX R+78
- Eagletown, NC D+25
- Lower Wire Village, MA R+17
- Alstead Center, NH R+17
- Sun River, MT R+63
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama 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.