Forest is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Forest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest, ~21% vote Democratic, ~81% Republican, and ~-2% 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 55 of 59 neighbors.
Forest runs about 55 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
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 86% of residents in Forest drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Forest, NC sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
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. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bridgeton, NC R+44
- Olympia, NC R+61
- New Bern, NC R+8
- Fairfield Harbour, NC R+41
- Trent Woods, NC R+25
- James City, NC R+20
- Reelsboro, NC R+58
- Ernul, NC R+50
- Cayton, NC R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shawtown, OH R+57
- South Bloomfield, NY R+20
- West Stewartstown, NH R+40
- Angelus Oaks, CA R+23
- Montclair, KY R+33
- Gravelford, OR R+40
- Webster Corner, ME R+29
- Isom, KY R+65
- Cyclone, WV R+81
- Dailsville, MD R+35
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board 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.