Clinton leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Clinton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clinton, ~26% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clinton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clinton leans more Republican than 18 of 50 neighbors.
Clinton runs about 10 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clinton. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Clinton 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 Clinton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Clinton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 90%, 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 83% of households in Clinton are family households, above 94% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Clinton, UT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Clinton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Clinton 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Clinton own their home, compared to around 72% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sunset, UT R+20
- West Point, UT R+43
- Roy, UT R+24
- Clearfield, UT R+18
- Hooper, UT R+52
- Syracuse, UT R+38
- Hill Afb, UT R+19
- Riverdale, UT R+26
- West Haven, UT R+39
- Washington Terrace, UT R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Winchester, MA D+51
- Amherst Center, MA D+72
- Crawfordsville, IN R+35
- Pittsburg, KS R+16
- Billerica, MA D+5
- Penfield, NY D+18
- South San Jose Hills, CA D+28
- Darlington, SC D+7
- Elko, NV R+42
- Payson, UT R+49
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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.