Summerfield leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Summerfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Summerfield, ~26% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Summerfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Summerfield leans more Republican than 15 of 48 neighbors.
Summerfield runs about 26 points more Republican than Florida as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Summerfield. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Summerfield 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 Summerfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Summerfield votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 68%, modestly above the Florida average of 57%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Summerfield, FL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Summerfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Summerfield is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 58%, below 64% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Belleview, FL R+41
- Oxford, FL R+39
- Pedro, FL R+47
- Weirsdale, FL R+45
- Lady Lake, FL R+28
- The Villages, FL R+29
- Silver Springs Shores, FL Even
- Eastlake Weir, FL R+55
- Royal, FL R+38
- Ocklawaha, FL R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jasper, AL R+67
- Newtown, PA D+7
- Ridgecrest, CA R+25
- Ponchatoula, LA R+51
- Shaker Heights, OH D+72
- Coventry, RI R+4
- Elmira, NY D+3
- Denison, TX R+37
- Grand Haven, MI R+10
- Tewksbury, MA Even
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Florida Division 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.