Fisher County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Fisher County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fisher County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fisher County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Fisher County leans more Republican than 6 of 8 neighbors.
Fisher County runs about 53 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Fisher County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Fisher County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Fisher County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Fisher County drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fisher County sits in the bottom quarter (about 17%, below 78% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Fisher County are family households, above 91% of counties.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Fisher County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Fisher County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fisher County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Nolan County, TX R+47
- Stonewall County, TX R+68
- Scurry County, TX R+66
- Kent County, TX R+79
- Jones County, TX R+47
- Mitchell County, TX R+50
- Taylor County, TX R+36
- Haskell County, TX R+65
- Dickens County, TX R+72
- Borden County, TX R+93
Counties with Similar Populations
- Sweet Grass County, MT R+54
- Norton City, VA R+39
- Hardin County, IL R+57
- Echols County, GA R+66
- Adams County, IA R+46
- Cavalier County, ND R+48
- Lyman County, SD R+5
- Knox County, MO R+66
- Ellis County, OK R+77
- Lake of the Woods County, MN R+40
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.