Schug is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Schug typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schug, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schug compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Schug leans more Republican than 45 of 73 neighbors.
Schug runs about 39 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Schug 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 Schug, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Schug drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Schug are family households, above 94% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Schug, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Schug looks the way it does
Turnout in Schug sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Paragould, AR R+55
- Monette, AR R+61
- Happy Corners, AR R+69
- Cottonwood Corner, AR R+60
- Brookland, AR R+62
- Cardwell, MO R+65
- Halliday, AR R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lynchville, ME R+11
- Lundys Lane, PA R+42
- Nortonville, IL R+57
- Clover Village, IN R+56
- Hasty, NC R+24
- Dixon, SD R+68
- Walnut Bottom, WV R+67
- Cedar Fork, VA R+25
- Darlington, MO R+68
- Scott Lake, MI R+32
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arkansas 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.