Fish Creek leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Fish Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fish Creek, ~51% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fish Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fish Creek leans more Democratic than 15 of 17 neighbors.
Fish Creek runs about 23 points more Democratic than Wisconsin as a whole. Wisconsin is roughly evenly split, and Fish Creek sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Fish Creek 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 Fish Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Fish Creek hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Fish Creek runs against the grain of Wisconsin, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Fish Creek, WI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Fish Creek looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fish Creek is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Fish Creek own their home, above 80% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Fish Creek have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ephraim, WI D+23
- Baileys Harbor, WI D+8
- Egg Harbor, WI D+4
- Sister Bay, WI D+24
- Jacksonport, WI R+3
- Rowleys Bay, WI D+14
- Ellison Bay, WI D+14
- Valmy, WI D+3
- Gills Rock, WI D+14
- Institute, WI R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grey Eagle, MN R+54
- Greeley, PA R+42
- Sheffield, IL R+34
- Elmhurst, WI R+48
- Graingers, NC R+16
- Graettinger, IA R+45
- Tunbridge, VT D+12
- Rocksprings, TX R+34
- Falls Of Rough, KY R+62
- Porter, NC R+51
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wisconsin Elections Commission, 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.