Summerfield is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Summerfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Summerfield, ~13% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~45% 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 3 of 8 neighbors.
Summerfield runs about 38 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Summerfield. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 28 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 low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Summerfield hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Summerfield are family households, above 97% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Summerfield, TX sits in the bottom quarter 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 Summerfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Summerfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 59% of adults in Summerfield have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Nazareth, TX R+74
- Umbarger, TX R+81
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- Hart, TX R+39
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- Leonard, MN R+57
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- McFarland, KS R+55
- Maysel, WV R+62
- Clam Gulch, AK R+32
- Martinton, IL R+52
- Brindle Town, NC R+61
- Carolina, MS R+70
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.