Davis County leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Davis County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Davis County, ~28% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Davis County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Davis County leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
Politically, Davis County sits close to the rest of Utah.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Davis County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Davis 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 Davis County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Davis County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 83%, 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 80% of households in Davis County are family households, in the top fraction of counties.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Davis County, 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 Davis County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Davis 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Davis County have completed high school, above 95% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Morgan County, UT R+63
- Weber County, UT R+21
- Salt Lake County, UT D+10
- Summit County, UT D+10
- Tooele County, UT R+45
- Box Elder County, UT R+56
- Wasatch County, UT R+33
- Cache County, UT R+32
- Utah County, UT R+36
- Rich County, UT R+66
Counties with Similar Populations
- Anoka County, MN Even
- Chesterfield County, VA D+12
- Hamilton County, TN R+10
- Larimer County, CO D+16
- Douglas County, CO R+7
- Bell County, TX R+3
- Westmoreland County, PA R+26
- Brazoria County, TX R+17
- Nueces County, TX R+4
- Washtenaw County, MI D+44
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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.