Forest Park, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Forest Park

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

Forest Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.

 

About 49% of adults in Forest Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Park, ~38% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Forest Park compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Forest Park leans more Democratic than 39 of 64 neighbors.

Forest Park runs about 56 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Forest Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forest Park. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+69) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 32 points.

Why Forest Park 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 Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 92% of residents in Forest Park live in densely developed areas, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Forest Park have never been married, above 98% of cities. Forest Park runs against the grain of Georgia, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Forest Park, GA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Forest Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Forest Park 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 42%, about 14 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 59% of households in Forest Park rent, compared to around 42% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Forest Park report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia Elections Division, 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.