Bluff leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Bluff typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bluff, ~30% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bluff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bluff is the least Democratic-leaning.
Bluff runs about 36 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Bluff is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bluff. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+39) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+53), a spread of about 93 points.
Why Bluff 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 Bluff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 46% of adults in Bluff have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 22%). Bluff runs against the grain of Utah, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bluff, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Bluff looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bluff is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Bluff report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Bluff sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Teec Nos Pos, UT D+39
- Montezuma Creek, UT D+39
- Aneth, UT D+40
- Red Mesa, AZ D+54
- Teec Nos Pos, AZ D+54
- Mexican Hat, UT D+50
- Blanding, UT R+65
- Dennehotso, AZ D+57
- Rock Point, AZ D+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newton, WI R+43
- Cataumet, MA D+19
- Orwell, VT R+9
- Andersonville, TN R+67
- Waco, NE R+68
- Queen Anne, MD R+39
- Quasqueton, IA R+39
- Rives, TN R+70
- Faber, KY R+70
- Murray, NE R+46
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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.