Forest Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Forest Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Park, ~49% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forest Park is the most Democratic-leaning.
Forest Park runs about 91 points more Democratic than Oklahoma as a whole. Oklahoma leans Republican overall, while Forest Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forest Park. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+64) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 42 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.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Forest Park is about 39%, about 33 points below the U.S. average of 72%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Forest Park sits in the top quarter (about 31%, above 76% of cities). Forest Park runs against the grain of Oklahoma, 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, OK sits in the top quarter 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
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Forest Park is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 62%, about 7 points above the Oklahoma average of 55%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Del City, OK D+6
- Midwest City, OK D+7
- Spencer, OK D+37
- Nichols Hills, OK Even
- Oklahoma City, OK R+10
- Nicoma Park, OK R+29
- The Village, OK D+10
- Valley Brook, OK R+8
- Jones, OK R+38
- Warr Acres, OK D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scales Mound, IL R+17
- Dorris, CA R+30
- Woosung, IL R+26
- Fairfield, NC R+33
- Markleysburg, PA R+58
- Colonville, MI R+55
- Franklin Springs, NY D+38
- Bronson, TX R+85
- Jeff Davis, MS R+37
- Edgecomb, ME D+9
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, 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.