Park Forest Village leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Park Forest Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park Forest Village, ~56% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Park Forest Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Park Forest Village is the most Democratic-leaning.
Park Forest Village runs about 46 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Park Forest Village sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Park Forest Village. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+28), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Park Forest Village 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 Park Forest Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 76% of adults in Park Forest Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 48 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Park Forest Village sits in the top fifth on density (about 87%, above 96% of cities). Park Forest Village runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Park Forest Village, PA 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 Park Forest Village looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Park Forest Village have completed high school, about 8 points above the Pennsylvania average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- University Park, PA D+26
- State College, PA D+35
- Houserville, PA D+24
- Pine Grove Mills, PA Even
- Lemont, PA D+25
- Port Matilda, PA R+2
- Pennsylvania Furnace, PA R+15
- Coburn, PA R+46
- Julian, PA R+50
- Gatesburg, PA R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eidson Road, TX R+3
- Memphis, FL D+14
- Oakwood, GA R+25
- Buchanan, MI R+22
- Navarre, OH R+49
- Berlin, NH R+19
- Getzville, NY D+12
- Myrtle Creek, OR R+33
- Lakeville, MA R+9
- Hallsville, TX R+68
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.