Schuyler leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Schuyler typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schuyler, ~27% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schuyler compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Schuyler is the least Republican-leaning.
Schuyler runs about 10 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Schuyler. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Schuyler 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 Schuyler, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Schuyler votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, modestly above the Nebraska average of 17%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Schuyler sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Schuyler are family households, above 97% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Schuyler, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Schuyler looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Schuyler is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 26%, about 18 points above the Nebraska average of 9%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Schuyler report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Linwood, NE R+55
- Octavia, NE R+57
- Rogers, NE R+57
- Richland, NE R+49
- Abie, NE R+63
- Bellwood, NE R+63
- Bruno, NE R+64
- David City, NE R+60
- Morse Bluff, NE R+57
- Columbus, NE R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Charlestown, RI R+3
- Dunlap, IN R+28
- Little Falls, NY R+21
- Erath, LA R+76
- Centerville, SC R+44
- Genoa, IL R+24
- Stratham, NH D+16
- Warren, AR R+23
- Mount Shasta, CA D+9
- Wrightsville, PA R+41
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nebraska 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.