Forest Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Forest Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest Park, ~34% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~50% 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 6 of 15 neighbors.
Forest Park runs about 12 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Forest Park. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 22 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 many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 49% of adults in Forest Park have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 34%).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Forest Park, Springfield, MA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Forest Park looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 33% of adults in Forest Park report food insecurity, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Forest Park have completed high school, below 84% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Forest Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Maple High-Six Corners, Springfield, MA D+44
- East Forest Park, Springfield, MA D+22
- South End Springfield, Springfield, MA D+40
- Old Hill, Springfield, MA D+55
- Upper Hill, Springfield, MA D+65
- Metro Center, Springfield, MA D+44
- McKnight, Springfield, MA D+55
- Bay, Springfield, MA D+56
- Memorial Square, Springfield, MA D+42
- Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA D+34
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Wynwood, Miami, FL D+12
- Northeast, Reno, NV D+16
- Pelican, Cape Coral, FL R+31
- Westgate, Henderson, NV D+6
- Northeast, Columbus, OH D+63
- Summerlin North, Las Vegas, NV D+5
- South Beach, Staten Island, NY R+33
- Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu, HI D+31
- Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY R+40
- Clearview, Queens, NY Even
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 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.