Alton is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Alton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alton, ~19% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alton is the least Republican-leaning.
Alton runs about 30 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Alton leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Alton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Alton live in densely developed areas, about 32 points below the Utah average of 32%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Alton, UT does.
Why turnout in Alton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Alton 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 99% of households in Alton own their home, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Alton have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Long Valley Junction, UT R+52
- Glendale, UT R+71
- Duck Creek Village, UT R+52
- Hatch, UT R+66
- Orderville, UT R+72
- Bryce, UT R+64
- Mount Carmel, UT R+60
- Mount Carmel Junction, UT R+69
- Bryce Canyon City, UT R+69
- Cannonville, UT R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yolyn, WV R+72
- Old Columbine, AZ R+71
- Ogemaw, AR R+4
- Trumbull Corners, NY Even
- Northbranch, KS R+75
- Bucks Harbor, ME R+23
- Hudson Mills, MI Even
- Evansville, PA R+40
- Eve, MO R+70
- Porterville, LA R+67
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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.