Mount Summit is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Mount Summit typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Summit, ~15% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Summit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Summit leans more Republican than 43 of 88 neighbors.
Mount Summit runs about 37 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Why Mount 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 Mount Summit, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Mount Summit drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mount Summit, IN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Summit looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Mount Summit own their home, about 11 points above the Indiana average of 82%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Mount Summit have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Springport, IN R+52
- Sulphur Springs, IN R+57
- New Lisbon, IN R+56
- Messick, IN R+58
- New Castle, IN R+40
- Oakville, IN R+51
- Honey Creek, IN R+57
- Mooreland, IN R+56
- Cadiz, IN R+58
- Westwood, IN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Calhoun, MO R+67
- Deal Island, MD R+53
- Rockport, WV R+62
- Fork Union, VA R+12
- Alba, MO R+70
- Silver City, OK R+68
- Bunker, MO R+71
- Trent, TX R+74
- Shedd, OR R+51
- Old Mill Creek, IL D+6
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.