Summersville is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Summersville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Summersville, ~15% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Summersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Summersville leans more Republican than 48 of 78 neighbors.
Summersville runs about 48 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Summersville 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 Summersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Summersville are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Summersville, OH 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 Summersville looks the way it does
Turnout in Summersville sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Jackson, OH R+61
- West Mansfield, OH R+62
- Broadway, OH R+56
- Claiborne, OH R+58
- York Center, OH R+51
- Richwood, OH R+55
- Raymond, OH R+50
- Essex, OH R+62
- Pharisburg, OH R+55
- East Liberty, OH R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maddock, ND R+40
- Speedwell, VA R+62
- Bobo, OH R+62
- Montezuma, OH R+64
- Middletown, IL R+54
- Stony Lake, MI R+27
- Lincoln Park, GA D+28
- Midway, SC R+17
- Briar Creek, PA R+40
- South Ponte Vedra Beach, FL R+32
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.