Forney leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Forney typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forney, ~30% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forney leans more Republican than 13 of 56 neighbors.
Forney runs about 4 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forney. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Forney 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 Forney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Forney votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 57%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Forney are family households, above 87% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Forney, TX sits in the top tenth 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 Forney looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Forney is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sunnyvale, TX R+19
- McLendon-Chisholm, TX R+52
- Seagoville, TX Even
- Gastonia, TX R+62
- Mesquite, TX D+18
- Balch Springs, TX D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- DeSoto, TX D+64
- Herriman, UT R+28
- Mason, OH R+9
- Waxahachie, TX R+30
- Wilson, NC D+26
- Mount Prospect, IL D+12
- Goshen, IN R+27
- Bensalem, PA D+3
- Roswell, NM R+35
- Lufkin, TX R+29
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas 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.