Summit is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Summit typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Summit, ~35% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Summit compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Summit sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 2 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 1 leaning the other way.
Summit runs about 21 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Summit sits closer to the political middle.
Why Summit 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Summit votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Summit runs about 21 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Summit, Puyallup, WA sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Summit looks the way it does
Turnout in Summit 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 Neighborhoods
- Waller, Tacoma, WA R+4
- Eastside Enact, Tacoma, WA D+32
- South End, Tacoma, WA D+31
- Frederickson, Tacoma, WA R+3
- South Tacoma, Tacoma, WA D+33
- New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA D+49
- Central, Tacoma, WA D+52
- Elk Plain, Spanaway, WA R+13
- Woodbrook, Lakewood, WA Even
- Northeast Tacoma, Tacoma, WA D+23
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Southeast 1, Topeka, KS D+22
- Rosebank, Staten Island, NY R+12
- Overlook, Summit, NJ D+27
- Downtown Durham, Durham, NC D+74
- Leonidas, New Orleans, LA D+70
- Belmont, Pueblo, CO D+10
- West Waco, Woodway, TX R+18
- Black Mountain, Henderson, NV R+4
- Fields Corner, Boston, MA D+49
- Belvidere, Lowell, MA D+22
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Washington 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.