Summit is a small town located in Douglas County, Wisconsin. It is a peaceful and friendly place with a strong sense of community. The politics in Summit are focused on local issues and the people who live there, rather than larger state or national issues. The local government consists of an elected mayor and five aldermen who govern the town, working together to make decisions in the best interest of their constituents. The candidates for upcoming elections are local members of the community who have an understanding of how the town works and what issues are most important to its citizens. They strive to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard and that their plans are beneficial for all residents. As such, Summit has become a model for other towns aiming to create harmonious relationships between its leaders and citizens.
The political climate in Summit town (Douglas County), WI is somewhat conservative.
Douglas County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Douglas County, WI 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 44.3%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summit town (Douglas County), WI is somewhat conservative.
Douglas County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Wisconsin is leaning 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 town (Douglas County), Wisconsin: 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 town (Douglas County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,328 contributions totaling $70,376 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 269 contributions totaling $40,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)