Fisher is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Fisher typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fisher, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fisher compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fisher leans more Republican than 28 of 59 neighbors.
Fisher runs about 24 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fisher. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+53), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Fisher 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 Fisher, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Fisher hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fisher, WV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fisher looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 78% of adults in Fisher have completed high school, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Fisher rent, above 81% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Fisher report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moorefield, WV R+53
- Tannery, WV R+60
- Walnut Bottom, WV R+67
- Town Hill, WV R+79
- Arthur, WV R+82
- Fort Run, WV R+64
- Petersburg, WV R+65
- Lahmansville, WV R+79
- Old Fields, WV R+64
- Maysville, WV R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- Atwood, KS R+69
- Medaryville, IN R+59
- New Market, IN R+59
- Prairie Farm, WI R+42
- Lawtell, LA R+9
- Kopperl, TX R+72
- Oldenburg, IN R+59
- Preston, IA R+42
- Pulaski, MS R+59
- Velva, ND R+56
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia Secretary of State, 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.