Forest, NC politics & representatives
Forest is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Tim Moore. Josh Stein is governor.
Who represents Forest in Washington and in North Carolina, with how to reach each office.
How Rutherford County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Rutherford County. Forest's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 34,670 votes
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
Governor 33,817 votes
North Carolina: Stein 54.9%, Robinson 40.1%
U.S. House · North Carolina's 14th District 401,263 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Forest in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of North Carolina
U.S. House · North Carolina's 14th District
Who represents Forest in state government
State Senate · District 48
State House · District 113
Forest's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Forest by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.