84780 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 84% of adults in 84780 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 84780, ~19% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 84780 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 84780 leans more Republican than 3 of 8 neighbors.
84780 runs about 33 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 84780. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 23 points.
Why 84780 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 84780, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in 84780 are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Frequent mental distress and voter turnout
Places with a low frequent-mental-distress rate tend to turn out at a higher rate; 84780, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Reported mental distress does not drive turnout; it reflects economic and health conditions tied to voting.
Why turnout in 84780 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 84780 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.