Summit leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Summit typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Summit, ~22% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Summit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Summit leans more Republican than 34 of 53 neighbors.
Summit runs about 47 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Summit is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Summit 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Summit votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Summit runs about 47 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Summit are family households, above 88% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Summit, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Summit looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Summit 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 61%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Summit have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Litomysl, MN R+47
- Blooming Prairie, MN R+31
- Ellendale, MN R+42
- Geneva, MN R+42
- Steele Center, MN R+47
- Hope, MN R+48
- Pratt, MN R+47
- Maple Island, MN R+41
- Hollandale, MN R+42
- Corning, MN R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zaneta, IA R+34
- Hill Center, NH R+9
- North Winfield, NY R+46
- Palmer, MA R+13
- Greenville Center, NY R+27
- Lippincott, PA R+51
- Loree, IN R+59
- Nisson, WA R+37
- Gladdice, TN R+65
- Apulia Station, NY R+27
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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.