Forest Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Forest Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Park, ~36% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forest Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Forest Park leans more Democratic than 8 of 11 neighbors.
Forest Park runs about 82 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Forest Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Forest Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood 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.
Forest Park votes against the grain of Florida. Florida leans Republican overall, while Forest Park runs about 82 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Forest Park have never been married, above 75% of neighborhoods.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Forest Park, Pine Hills, FL does.
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 41%, about 16 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 70% of households in Forest Park rent, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Forest Park have completed high school, below 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Rosemont North, Orlando, FL D+65
- Mercy Drive, Orlando, FL D+72
- Rosemont, Orlando, FL D+55
- Westland Terrace, Pine Hills, FL D+70
- Fairview Shores, Orlando, FL D+20
- College Park, Orlando, FL D+14
- Kirkman North, Orlando, FL D+53
- Richmond Heights-Orlando, Orlando, FL D+83
- Metro West, Orlando, FL D+20
- North Orange, Orlando, FL D+15
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Colonial Heights, Sacramento, CA D+52
- Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL D+58
- Duval-Eagle Eyes Crime Watch, Gainesville, FL D+80
- Boulevard Park, Sacramento, CA D+68
- Esther Short, Vancouver, WA D+46
- Mack South, Cincinnati, OH R+51
- Western Hills, San Mateo, CA D+41
- College Park San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+15
- Strawberry Manor, Sacramento, CA D+40
- Indian Hills Riverbend, Wichita, KS D+7
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Florida Division 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.