Schultz is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Schultz typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schultz, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% 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 45 of 111 neighbors.
Schultz runs about 22 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Schultz. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 10 points.
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.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Schultz drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Schultz sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Schultz are family households, above 75% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Schultz, WV sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Schultz looks the way it does
Turnout in Schultz sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eureka, WV R+55
- Willow Island, WV R+63
- Vaucluse, WV R+57
- Belmont, WV R+55
- Cornwallis, WV R+70
- Finch, WV R+68
- Wade, OH R+61
- St. Marys, WV R+57
- Cairo, WV R+70
- Waverly, WV R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sledge, MS D+73
- Oacoma, SD R+61
- Round Pond, ME D+20
- Beckwourth, CA R+42
- Holyrood, KS R+67
- Randolph, KS R+52
- Burnt Cabins, PA R+71
- Alvada, OH R+59
- Sheridan, WI R+24
- Todds Mill, IL R+58
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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.