Summit, New Jersey is a city in Union County that is known for its vibrant downtown area and high quality of life. The politics in Summit are characterized by an active local government working to make the city’s infrastructure better and promote economic growth. The Mayor of Summit is Nora Radest, who was elected in 2017. She works closely with City Council members to ensure that all decisions are made with consideration for the entire community. The City Council holds regular meetings to discuss topics such as infrastructure improvements, zoning changes, and budget issues. Residents are encouraged to attend these meetings and provide input on matters important to them. Beyond the local government level, the people of Summit are engaged in various initiatives to keep their city safe and prosperous. Local organizations work together to establish things like community gardens, volunteer opportunities, career development programs, and public art projects. This strong sense of civic pride keeps Summit at the forefront of progress and innovation in New Jersey.
The political climate in Summit, NJ is moderately liberal.
Union County, NJ is very liberal. In Union County, NJ 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 31.5%.
Union county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summit, NJ is moderately liberal.
Union County, New Jersey is very liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly liberal.
New Jersey is somewhat 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, New Jersey: 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, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,495 contributions totaling $1,792,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,148 contributions totaling $2,460,902 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)