Fish House leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Fish House typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fish House, ~26% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fish House compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fish House leans more Republican than 66 of 88 neighbors.
Fish House runs about 49 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Fish House is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fish House. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Fish House 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 House, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fish House votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Fish House runs about 49 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Fish House sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Fish House, NY does.
Why turnout in Fish House looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fish House 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 59%, below 59% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Fish House have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Edinburg, NY R+29
- Mayfield, NY R+36
- Northville, NY R+31
- Lake Desolation, NY R+16
- Mosherville, NY R+18
- East Galway, NY R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Ethel, WV R+65
- Vowinckel, PA R+53
- New Market, MO R+41
- Rural Vale, TN R+74
- Montauk Beach, NY D+13
- Ponce De Leon, MO R+67
- Monument, OR R+59
- Eureka, NC R+40
- Underhill Center, VT D+18
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board 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.