Cedar Hills leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Cedar Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar Hills, ~25% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedar Hills leans more Republican than 37 of 52 neighbors.
Cedar Hills runs about 21 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Cedar Hills 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 Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cedar Hills votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 74%, far above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 91% of households in Cedar Hills are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cedar Hills, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Cedar Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cedar Hills 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Cedar Hills have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Highland, UT R+49
- American Fork, UT R+36
- Alpine, UT R+47
- Pleasant Grove, UT R+34
- Lindon, UT R+47
- Lehi, UT R+37
- Vineyard, UT R+30
- Orem, UT R+24
- Draper, UT R+12
- Saratoga Springs, UT R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Belle Vernon, PA R+30
- Triangle, VA D+43
- Harrisburg, IL R+44
- Parsons, KS R+25
- Coarsegold, CA R+29
- Pecos, TX R+27
- South Haven, MI Even
- Chestertown, MD D+8
- Clarendon Hills, IL D+14
- South Apopka, FL D+36
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.