Forest is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Forest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest, ~9% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forest leans more Republican than 28 of 31 neighbors.
Forest runs about 54 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forest. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+91) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Forest 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Forest drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Forest are family households, above 87% of cities.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Forest, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Forest looks the way it does
Turnout in Forest 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 Cities
- Oak Grove, LA R+73
- Pioneer, LA R+41
- Monticello, LA R+18
- Goodwill, LA R+81
- Terry, LA R+79
- Darnell, LA R+62
- Concord, LA R+83
- Shelburn, LA R+32
- Lake Providence, LA D+44
- Kilbourne, LA R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillsboro, KY R+66
- Newfolden, MN R+53
- Wayne City, IL R+65
- Fountain Green, UT R+74
- Mount Crested Butte, CO D+57
- Danville, VT Even
- Egan, LA R+85
- Curtiss, WI R+48
- Hopkinton, IA R+41
- Mount Hope, OH R+75
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Louisiana 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.