Summit, IL is a small village located in Cook County. It has a population of approximately 11,500 people and is well known for its beautiful park district, excellent schools and close-knit community. Despite its small size, the politics of Summit are an important part of the town's identity. In recent years local elections have seen an increase in voter participation with candidates from both major parties vying for the popular vote. These elections focus on issues such as taxes, economic development, public safety and infrastructure projects that are important to the citizens of Summit. Regardless of political affiliation there is consensus among residents that their leaders are working hard to ensure the future success and prosperity of Summit.
The political climate in Summit, IL is strongly liberal.
Cook County, IL is very liberal. In Cook County, IL 74.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cook county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.2% to 24.0%.
Cook county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summit, IL is strongly liberal.
Cook County, Illinois is very liberal.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very liberal.
Illinois is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Summit, Illinois: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Summit, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,957 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)