Schuyler leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Schuyler typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schuyler, ~29% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schuyler compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Schuyler leans more Republican than 29 of 77 neighbors.
Schuyler runs about 26 points more Republican than Virginia as a whole. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Schuyler is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Schuyler. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+38), a spread of about 40 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 against the grain of Virginia. Virginia leans Democratic overall, while Schuyler runs about 26 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Schuyler are family households, above 76% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Schuyler, VA sits in the bottom tenth 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 looks the way it does
Turnout in Schuyler sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rockfish, VA R+34
- Esmont, VA D+2
- Covesville, VA R+5
- Howardsville, VA R+17
- Faber, VA R+25
- Warminster, VA R+35
- Keene, VA R+4
- Shipman, VA R+29
- Red Apple Orchard, VA R+38
- Warren, VA R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hydes, MD R+26
- Ashmore, IL R+55
- Athens, LA R+26
- Center, NC R+61
- Hartford, IL R+32
- Prattsville, NY R+17
- West Mayfield, PA R+26
- Spruce Pine, AL R+80
- Mount Hope, KS R+61
- Burns, WY R+64
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department of 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.