Forest Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Forest Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Park, ~68% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~10% 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 10 of 30 neighbors.
Forest Park runs about 38 points more Democratic than Oregon as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Forest Park. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+41), a spread of about 40 points.
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.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 82% of adults in Forest Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Forest Park, Portland, OR does.
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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 85% of households in Forest Park own their home, compared to around 53% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Forest Park have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill, Portland, OR D+49
- West Slope, Beaverton, OR D+56
- Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill North, Beaverton, OR D+42
- Northwest, Portland, OR D+77
- Slabtown, Portland, OR D+78
- University Park, Portland, OR D+63
- Southwest Hills, Portland, OR D+72
- Bridlemile, Portland, OR D+61
- Pearl District, Portland, OR D+63
- Overlook, Portland, OR D+83
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Emmons Orchard, Lincoln Park, MI R+3
- Ashburn Village, Ashburn, VA D+26
- Green Haven, Pasadena, MD R+13
- Ballard, Seattle, WA D+73
- Morris Park, Bronx, NY Even
- Four Corners, Antioch, TN D+27
- Midtown, Houston, TX D+42
- Love Field Area, Dallas, TX D+36
- Springwells, Detroit, MI D+29
- St. Lucie West, Port St. Lucie, FL R+18
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oregon Secretary of State, 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.