Beaver is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Beaver typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beaver, ~12% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beaver compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beaver leans more Republican than 3 of 11 neighbors.
Beaver runs about 50 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Beaver. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Beaver 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 Beaver, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Beaver votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, modestly above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Beaver, UT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Beaver looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Beaver 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greenville, UT R+75
- Manderfield, UT R+78
- North Creek, UT R+78
- Minersville, UT R+65
- Circleville, UT R+79
- Junction, UT R+79
- Milford, UT R+59
- Thompsonville, UT R+77
- Spry, UT R+66
- Marysvale, UT R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tonkawa, OK R+55
- Wabasha, MN R+15
- Catlett, VA R+26
- North Lima, OH R+31
- Empire, AL R+79
- Taylor Lake Village, TX R+23
- Kaneohe Bay, HI D+3
- Northwoods, MO D+86
- Indian River, MI R+22
- Cresson, PA R+43
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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.