Summit, WA is a small town in the northwest corner of the state. It has a long history of small-town politics, with local candidates running for office on issues that affect the community. In recent years, there has been an increase in voter turnout and engagement by citizens in local politics. Issues such as water rights, economic development, and school funding are often top priorities during elections. Residents of Summit take great pride in their town and are passionate about local government decisions that have an impact on their lives. This dedication to civic duty helps keep the people informed and involved in the political process of their community.
The political climate in Summit, WA is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, WA is somewhat liberal. In Pierce County, WA 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 42.6%.
Pierce county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summit, WA is leaning liberal.
Pierce County, Washington is somewhat liberal.
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area is very liberal.
Washington 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, Washington: 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, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,964 contributions totaling $281,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,255 contributions totaling $199,573 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)