Summit Station leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Summit Station typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Summit Station, ~17% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Summit Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Summit Station leans more Republican than 118 of 174 neighbors.
Summit Station runs about 48 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Summit Station 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 Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Summit Station hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Pennsylvania average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Summit Station drive to work alone, above 90% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Summit Station are family households, above 76% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Summit Station, PA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Summit Station looks the way it does
Turnout in Summit Station 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
- Auburn, PA R+40
- Friedensburg, PA R+44
- Strausstown, PA R+54
- Schuylkill Haven, PA R+39
- Cressona, PA R+35
- Shartlesville, PA R+50
- Landingville, PA R+48
- Bethel, PA R+55
- Glenworth, PA R+42
- Garfield, PA R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mecca, TX R+74
- Zap, ND R+76
- Lambert, MO R+63
- Pace, LA R+68
- Pitner Junction, TX R+61
- Ridgely, MO R+49
- Tyaskin, MD R+25
- Roper, GA R+75
- Chapman, WV R+66
- Fairdale, PA R+54
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of 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.