Forest Park leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Forest Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Park, ~25% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~17% 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 Republican than 126 of 163 neighbors.
Forest Park runs about 38 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Forest Park leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Forest Park. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Forest Park, PA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Forest Park own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bear Creek Village, PA R+36
- Laurel Run, PA R+40
- Fox Hill, PA R+18
- Bear Creek, PA R+38
- Penobscot, PA R+21
- Westminster, PA R+22
- Wilkes-Barre, PA D+4
- Ashley, PA R+13
- Plains, PA R+9
- Laflin, PA R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perkins, MI R+40
- Grafton, IA R+36
- Mehan, OK R+54
- Bondville, IL R+39
- St. Charles, GA R+58
- Kimbles, PA R+35
- Wauconda, WA R+45
- McRaney, MS D+15
- Ravinia, SD R+40
- Otsego Lake, MI R+30
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau 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.