Schapville leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Schapville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schapville, ~38% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schapville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Schapville leans more Republican than 4 of 54 neighbors.
Schapville runs about 24 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Schapville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Schapville. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Schapville 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 Schapville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Schapville are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Schapville runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Schapville, IL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Schapville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Schapville 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Schapville own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- The Galena Territory, IL D+7
- Woodbine, IL R+32
- Elizabeth, IL R+24
- Guilford, IL R+29
- Apple River, IL R+32
- Scales Mound, IL R+17
- Rice, IL R+2
- Hanover, IL R+29
- Galena, IL D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hadensville, KY R+50
- Tiffany, CO R+38
- Synarep, WA R+31
- Hickory Plains, AR R+72
- Vanduser, MO R+52
- South Prairie, WA R+38
- Molino, MO R+65
- Forestville, MI R+50
- Jet, OK R+73
- Lowes, KY R+71
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Illinois 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.