Beaver County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Beaver County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beaver County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beaver County compares
Beaver County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Beaver County runs about 47 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Beaver County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Beaver County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Beaver County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Beaver County are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Beaver County, UT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Beaver County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Beaver County 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 81% of households in Beaver County own their home, above 85% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Piute County, UT R+78
- Iron County, UT R+53
- Sevier County, UT R+70
- Garfield County, UT R+63
- Millard County, UT R+69
- Wayne County, UT R+64
- Kane County, UT R+59
- Washington County, UT R+51
- Sanpete County, UT R+63
- Lincoln County, NV R+66
Counties with Similar Populations
- Nemaha County, NE R+45
- Brooks County, TX D+7
- Pocahontas County, IA R+48
- Kit Carson County, CO R+64
- Union County, IN R+58
- Blaine County, MT Even
- Shannon County, MO R+68
- Dallam County, TX R+46
- Caribou County, ID R+73
- Goliad County, TX R+60
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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.