Brian Head is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Brian Head typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brian Head, ~16% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brian Head compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brian Head leans more Republican than 4 of 12 neighbors.
Brian Head runs about 35 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Brian Head 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 Brian Head, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Brian Head live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Utah average of 32%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Brian Head, UT does.
Why turnout in Brian Head looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Brian Head have completed high school, about 6 points above the Utah average of 93%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Parowan, UT R+67
- Summit, UT R+69
- Enoch, UT R+68
- Paragonah, UT R+73
- Cedar City, UT R+47
- Duck Creek Village, UT R+52
- Pintura, UT R+52
- Lund, UT R+61
- Hatch, UT R+66
- Panguitch, UT R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orwell, PA R+61
- Durant, FL R+31
- Mount Moriah, AR R+71
- Woodstock, TN R+45
- Millbrook, WV R+63
- Hidden Timber, SD D+36
- Home, KS R+62
- North Leeds, ME R+38
- East Leon, NY R+55
- Woodville, VA R+3
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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.