Schurz leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Schurz typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schurz, ~15% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schurz compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Schurz is the least Republican-leaning.
Schurz runs about 13 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Schurz. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Schurz 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 Schurz, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Schurz live in densely developed areas, about 44 points below the Nevada average of 44%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Schurz sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Schurz, NV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Schurz looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Schurz 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 45%, about 13 points below the Nevada average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Schurz report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wabuska, NV R+57
- Weed Heights, NV R+52
- Yerington, NV R+45
- Smith, NV R+53
- Hawthorne, NV R+47
- Fallon Naval Air Station, NV R+56
- Fallon, NV R+43
- Wellington, NV R+47
- Silver Springs, NV R+49
- Stillwater, NV R+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Killarney Shores, MO R+62
- Oconee, IL R+65
- Texline, TX R+81
- Bellville, GA R+36
- Elderton, PA R+61
- Laclede, ID R+53
- Box, OK R+62
- Central, IN R+59
- Vista Santa Rosa, CA D+9
- Virgil, NY R+35
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nevada 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.