Summerfield leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Summerfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Summerfield, ~37% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~7% 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 16 of 45 neighbors.
Summerfield runs about 17 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Summerfield. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 40 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.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Summerfield are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Summerfield runs against that pattern.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Summerfield, NC does.
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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Summerfield have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stokesdale, NC R+45
- Oak Ridge, NC R+18
- Ellisboro, NC R+59
- Browns Summit, NC D+13
- Greensboro, NC D+9
- Colfax, NC R+7
- Belews Creek, NC R+42
- Pine Hall, NC R+52
- Madison, NC R+49
- Monroeton, NC R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Berwick, PA R+35
- Monmouth Junction, NJ D+23
- Greencastle, PA R+46
- Cranberry Twp, PA R+12
- Country Walk, FL R+19
- Hubert, NC R+42
- Angola, IN R+40
- Hebron, KY R+35
- Hutchinson, MN R+30
- Elkhorn, WI R+22
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board 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.