84014 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 76% of adults in 84014 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 84014, ~30% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 84014 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 84014 leans more Republican than 17 of 24 neighbors.
Politically, 84014 sits close to the rest of Utah.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 84014. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 84014 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 84014, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
84014 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 77%, far above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in 84014 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; 84014, UT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 84014 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 84014 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 84014 own their home, compared to around 57% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 84014 have completed high school, above 92% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.