Forest Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Forest Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Park, ~58% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~27% 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 141 of 144 neighbors.
Forest Park runs about 69 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Forest Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forest Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+52), a spread of about 16 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 89% of residents in Forest Park live in densely developed areas, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Forest Park have never been married, above 96% of cities. Forest Park runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Forest Park, OH sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Forest Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Forest Park 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
- Greenhills, OH D+7
- Springdale, OH D+23
- Fairfield, OH R+10
- Woodlawn, OH D+63
- Glendale, OH D+16
- Mount Healthy, OH D+36
- Wyoming, OH D+34
- Lincoln Heights, OH D+89
- Finneytown, OH D+39
- North College Hill, OH D+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jackson, GA R+43
- Marblehead, MA D+40
- Hartford, WI R+29
- Alsip, IL D+17
- Hanahan, SC R+19
- Newington, VA D+37
- Ionia, MI R+15
- Blue Bell, PA D+27
- Aberdeen, WA Even
- Connersville, IN R+53
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.