Forest, MS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Forest

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Forest leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 57% of adults in Forest typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest, ~30% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Forest compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Forest leans more Democratic than 44 of 49 neighbors.

Forest runs about 30 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while Forest is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forest. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+46) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+15), a spread of about 61 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.

Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Forest is about 35%, about 37 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Forest have never been married, above 95% of cities. Forest runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Forest, MS does.

Why turnout in Forest looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Forest is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Forest rent, above 90% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Forest report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.