Summit Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Summit Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Summit Grove, ~15% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Summit Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Summit Grove leans more Republican than 27 of 95 neighbors.
Summit Grove runs about 34 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Summit Grove. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Summit Grove 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 Summit Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Summit Grove, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a high non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a lower rate; Summit Grove, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Summit Grove looks the way it does
Turnout in Summit Grove 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
- Fairview Park, IN R+47
- Clinton, IN R+42
- Mecca, IN R+62
- Lyford, IN R+60
- Hillsdale, IN R+60
- Jonestown, IN R+56
- Montezuma, IN R+58
- Blanford, IN R+57
- Coxville, IN R+61
- St. Bernice, IN R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yancey Mills, VA D+17
- Waldrip, TX R+79
- Smithville, VT D+22
- Todds, OH R+47
- Slatersville, RI R+22
- Rosebud, NM R+43
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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.