The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Forsyth County. 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
Forsyth County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Forsyth County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Forsyth County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Forsyth County, 33.73% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Forsyth County women make up 52.54% 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 Forsyth County is 39.0, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Forsyth County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Forsyth County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 17% 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 Counties
- Stokes County, NC: more conservative voters
- Davidson County, NC: more conservative voters
- Davie County, NC: more conservative voters
- Guilford County, NC: more liberal voters
- Yadkin County, NC: more conservative voters
- Surry County, NC: more conservative voters
- Rockingham County, NC: more conservative voters
- Randolph County, NC: more conservative voters
- Rowan County, NC: more conservative voters
- Patrick County, VA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- San Juan Municipio, PR: more conservative voters
- Mercer County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Lane County, OR: more liberal voters
- Westmoreland County, PA: more conservative voters
- Lehigh County, PA: more liberal voters
- Allen County, IN: more conservative voters
- Manatee County, FL: more conservative voters
- Loudoun County, VA: more liberal voters
- Nueces County, TX: more conservative voters
- Butler County, OH: more conservative voters
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