The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Forest Hills. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Forest Hills tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Forest Hills has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Forest Hills leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Forest Hills, 55.77% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Forest Hills women make up 53.92% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Forest Hills is 43.8, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Forest Hills a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Forest Hills, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Middle Village, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Nkew Gardens, Flushing, NY: more liberal voters
- Corona, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Elmhurst, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Glendale, Ridgewood, NY: more liberal voters
- North Corona, Corona, NY: more conservative voters
- Woodhaven-Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, NY: more conservative voters
- Flushing, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Maspeth, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, NY: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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- East San Jose, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Central, El Paso, TX: more conservative voters
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- West San Jose, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- South Side, Corpus Christi, TX: more conservative voters
- Northridge, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Woodhaven-Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, NY: more conservative voters
- Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
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