Forrest Hills, Augusta, GA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Forrest Hills

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Forrest Hills leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Forrest Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forrest Hills, ~46% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Forrest Hills compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Forrest Hills leans more Democratic than 5 of 14 neighbors.

Forrest Hills runs about 31 points more Democratic than Georgia as a whole. Georgia is roughly evenly split, and Forrest Hills sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Forrest Hills. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+77) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 90 points.

Why Forrest Hills 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 Forrest Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Forrest Hills votes against the grain of Georgia. Georgia is roughly evenly split, while Forrest Hills runs about 31 points more Democratic.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Forrest Hills, Augusta, GA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Forrest Hills looks the way it does

Turnout in Forrest Hills sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia 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.