Cedar City leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Cedar City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar City, ~18% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedar City is the least Republican-leaning.
Cedar City runs about 25 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cedar City. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Cedar City 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 Cedar City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cedar City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 59%, well above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cedar City, UT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cedar City looks the way it does
Turnout in Cedar City sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pintura, UT R+52
- Enoch, UT R+68
- Lund, UT R+61
- Summit, UT R+69
- Kanarraville, UT R+68
- Brian Head, UT R+57
- Parowan, UT R+67
- New Harmony, UT R+68
- Paragonah, UT R+73
- Newcastle, UT R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Boerne, TX R+39
- Fitchburg, MA D+15
- Freehold, NJ R+9
- Elmont, NY D+43
- West Hollywood, CA D+56
- Kearny, NJ Even
- Hutto, TX Even
- Hicksville, NY R+13
- Marlborough, MA D+21
- Gillette, WY R+63
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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.