Schultz leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Schultz typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schultz, ~27% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schultz compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Schultz leans more Republican than 39 of 68 neighbors.
Schultz runs about 35 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Schultz 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 Schultz, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Schultz are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Schultz, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Schultz looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Schultz 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Schultz 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
- Cloverdale, MI R+37
- Vickery Landing, MI R+43
- Delton, MI R+32
- Hastings, MI R+30
- Dowling, MI R+43
- Circle Pine Center, MI R+34
- Prairieville, MI R+27
- Irving, MI R+38
- Lacey, MI R+47
- Middleville, MI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eldorado Springs, CO D+53
- Seaton, MO R+57
- Dickinson Center, NY R+47
- Rockport, OH R+68
- Byrnedale, PA R+52
- Angus, TX R+69
- Manilla, IN R+59
- Burnt Ranch, CA R+11
- Toronto, KS R+64
- Manchester, WI R+54
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department 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.