Schattel leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Schattel typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schattel, ~15% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schattel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Schattel leans more Republican than 8 of 19 neighbors.
Schattel runs about 28 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Schattel. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Schattel 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 Schattel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Schattel live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Schattel are family households, above 92% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Schattel, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Schattel looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Schattel is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Schattel rent, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Schattel have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Bigfoot, TX R+50
- Miguel, TX R+45
- Goldfinch, TX R+20
- Moore, TX R+51
- Kyote, TX R+42
- Pearsall, TX R+6
- Charlotte, TX R+46
- Devine, TX R+44
- Natalia, TX R+28
- Rossville, TX R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- McGaffey, NM R+28
- Long Lake, MS D+59
- Midway, IL R+54
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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.