Aurora is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Aurora typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Aurora, ~9% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Aurora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Aurora leans more Republican than 16 of 19 neighbors.
Aurora runs about 55 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Aurora 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 Aurora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Aurora live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Aurora are family households, above 97% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Aurora, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Aurora looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Aurora own their home, about 15 points above the Utah average of 78%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Aurora have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Salina, UT R+68
- Sigurd, UT R+77
- Redmond, UT R+75
- Venice, UT R+75
- Axtell, UT R+73
- Glenwood, UT R+77
- Richfield, UT R+67
- Centerfield, UT R+69
- Annabella, UT R+77
- Gunnison, UT R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wagners Lake, NE R+62
- Happy, KY R+64
- Buhl, MN R+17
- Man, WV R+66
- Atlantic, PA R+62
- Wildersville, TN R+64
- Upton, WY R+76
- Freeburg, PA R+52
- Pine Park, GA R+44
- Kent, NY R+45
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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.