Dale Summit leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Dale Summit typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dale Summit, ~50% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dale Summit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dale Summit leans more Democratic than 99 of 101 neighbors.
Dale Summit runs about 34 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Dale Summit sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dale Summit. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+34) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Dale Summit 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 Dale Summit, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 35% of residents in Dale Summit live in densely developed areas, above 83% of cities. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 64% of adults in Dale Summit have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Dale Summit runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Dale Summit, PA sits in the top 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 Dale Summit looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dale Summit is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pleasant Gap, PA D+28
- Lemont, PA D+25
- Bellefonte, PA R+19
- Linden Hall, PA D+16
- Houserville, PA D+24
- Centre Hall, PA R+34
- Fleming, PA R+28
- Boalsburg, PA D+21
- University Park, PA D+26
- State College, PA D+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ferndale, CA D+6
- Anderson, AL R+79
- Caddo, OK R+67
- Cornell, WI R+43
- Norfolk, NY R+29
- Valley Head, AL R+73
- North Eastham, MA D+30
- Lake Park, MN R+35
- Sky Valley, CA R+5
- Mardela Springs, MD R+32
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau 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.