84056 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 33% of adults in 84056 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 84056, ~13% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 84056 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 84056 leans more Republican than 3 of 16 neighbors.
Politically, 84056 sits close to the rest of Utah.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 84056. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 26 points.
Why 84056 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 84056, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
84056 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 96%, 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 92% of households in 84056 are family households, in the top fraction of zip codes.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 84056, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 84056 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 97% of households in 84056 rent, about 72 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in 84056 have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 96% of adults in 84056 have completed high school, above 79% 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.