84061 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 54% of adults in 84061 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 84061, ~16% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 84061 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 84061 leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
84061 runs about 19 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 84061. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 43 points.
Why 84061 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 84061, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in 84061 live in densely developed areas, about 27 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in 84061 are family households, above 94% of zip codes.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; 84061, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 84061 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 84061 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.