Altonah is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Altonah typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Altonah, ~7% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Altonah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Altonah leans more Republican than 9 of 19 neighbors.
Altonah runs about 61 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Altonah. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Altonah 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 Altonah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Altonah live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Altonah are family households, above 93% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Altonah, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Altonah looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Altonah own their home, about 12 points above the Utah average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mountain Home, UT R+85
- Altamont, UT R+85
- Boneta, UT R+88
- Bluebell, UT R+86
- Talmage, UT R+76
- Upalco, UT R+90
- Monarch, UT R+83
- Neola, UT R+82
- Cedarview, UT R+84
- Ioka, UT R+90
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spanish B Village, HI D+20
- Sparta, VA R+30
- Esther, LA R+80
- Coe, IN R+58
- McKinley, AL D+31
- Soperton, WI R+36
- Perry Store, AL R+90
- High Point, IA R+60
- Independence, NY R+47
- Bluff, PA R+59
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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.