Schuyler County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Schuyler County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schuyler County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schuyler County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Schuyler County leans more Republican than 13 of 14 neighbors.
Schuyler County runs about 49 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Schuyler County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Schuyler County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Schuyler County, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Schuyler County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 10%, below 83% of counties).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Schuyler County, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Schuyler County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 81% of households in Schuyler County own their home, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Adair County, MO R+21
- Scotland County, MO R+64
- Davis County, IA R+59
- Putnam County, MO R+68
- Appanoose County, IA R+43
- Knox County, MO R+66
- Sullivan County, MO R+56
- Van Buren County, IA R+55
- Wapello County, IA R+26
- Monroe County, IA R+43
Counties with Similar Populations
- Owsley County, KY R+74
- Meade County, KS R+68
- Valley County, NE R+67
- Gregory County, SD R+65
- Stafford County, KS R+66
- Pierce County, ND R+47
- Edmunds County, SD R+60
- Union County, NM R+52
- Kearny County, KS R+71
- Wells County, ND R+58
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri 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.