Forsyth County leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Forsyth County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forsyth County, ~33% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forsyth County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Forsyth County leans more Republican than 11 of 27 neighbors.
Forsyth County runs about 20 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Forsyth County. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Forsyth County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Forsyth County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Forsyth County are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Forsyth County runs against that pattern.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Forsyth County, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Forsyth County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Forsyth County 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 85% of households in Forsyth County own their home, above 96% of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Forsyth County have completed high school, above 88% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Dawson County, GA R+61
- Gwinnett County, GA D+21
- Hall County, GA R+32
- Cherokee County, GA R+33
- Pickens County, GA R+59
- Lumpkin County, GA R+46
- Barrow County, GA R+36
- DeKalb County, GA D+63
- Fulton County, GA D+46
- Cobb County, GA D+20
Counties with Similar Populations
- Chesapeake City, VA D+9
- Clay County, MO R+7
- Williamson County, TN R+29
- Jefferson County, TX D+8
- Washington County, AR R+3
- Yakima County, WA R+6
- St. Clair County, IL D+13
- Cumberland County, PA R+9
- Warren County, OH R+30
- McLennan County, TX R+19
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.