Daggett County is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Daggett County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Daggett County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Daggett County compares
Daggett County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Daggett County runs about 38 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Daggett County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Daggett County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Daggett County live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Daggett County fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Daggett County, UT sits in the top tenth 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 Daggett County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Daggett County 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 82% of households in Daggett County own their home, above 88% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Uintah County, UT R+67
- Sweetwater County, WY R+53
- Duchesne County, UT R+76
- Uinta County, WY R+62
- Rio Blanco County, CO R+46
- Summit County, UT D+10
- Wasatch County, UT R+33
- Rich County, UT R+66
- Morgan County, UT R+63
- Moffat County, CO R+52
Counties with Similar Populations
- Wibaux County, MT R+75
- Billings County, ND R+67
- Jones County, SD R+72
- Mineral County, CO R+5
- Hayes County, NE R+87
- Bristol Bay Borough, AK Even
- Roberts County, TX R+90
- Golden Valley County, MT R+69
- Motley County, TX R+75
- Camas County, ID R+72
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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.