Forty Fort leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Forty Fort typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forty Fort, ~36% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Forty Fort compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Forty Fort leans more Republican than 16 of 156 neighbors.
Politically, Forty Fort sits close to the rest of Pennsylvania.
Why Forty Fort 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 Forty Fort, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Forty Fort votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 84%, far above the Pennsylvania average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Forty Fort, PA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Forty Fort looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Forty Fort have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Swoyersville, PA R+18
- Luzerne, PA R+12
- Plains, PA R+9
- Kingston, PA D+3
- Pringle, PA R+3
- Courtdale, PA R+19
- Edwardsville, PA Even
- West Wyoming, PA R+20
- Wyoming, PA R+16
- Wilkes-Barre, PA D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oroville, WA R+42
- Arcadia, WI R+20
- Lakewood, NY R+13
- Boyce, LA R+32
- Carrollton, MO R+55
- Nocona, TX R+65
- Johnson Creek, WI R+29
- Shelby, AL R+78
- Heyworth, IL R+38
- Gladwyne, PA D+32
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of 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.