The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Summit County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Summit County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Summit County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Summit County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Summit County, 32.00% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Summit County women make up 51.49% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Summit County is 41.4, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Summit County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Summit County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 23% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Portage County, OH: more conservative voters
- Medina County, OH: more conservative voters
- Stark County, OH: more conservative voters
- Cuyahoga County, OH: more liberal voters
- Wayne County, OH: more conservative voters
- Geauga County, OH: more conservative voters
- Lorain County, OH: more conservative voters
- Trumbull County, OH: more conservative voters
- Carroll County, OH: more conservative voters
- Lake County, OH: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Douglas County, NE: more conservative voters
- New Castle County, DE: more liberal voters
- Bristol County, MA: more conservative voters
- Stanislaus County, CA: more liberal voters
- Delaware County, PA: more liberal voters
- Union County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Kane County, IL: more conservative voters
- Anne Arundel County, MD: more conservative voters
- Lancaster County, PA: more conservative voters
- Montgomery County, OH: more conservative voters
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