Summit Hill, St. Paul, MN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Summit Hill

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Summit Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.

 

About 83% of adults in Summit Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Summit Hill, ~71% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Summit Hill compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Summit Hill leans more Democratic than 17 of 21 neighbors.

Summit Hill runs about 67 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Summit Hill. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+59), a spread of about 22 points.

Why Summit Hill leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Summit Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 78% of adults in Summit Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Summit Hill sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Summit Hill have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Summit Hill, St. Paul, MN sits in the top 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 Summit Hill looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Summit Hill 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Summit Hill have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Minnesota 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.