Daybreak is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Daybreak typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Daybreak, ~39% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Daybreak compares
Daybreak runs about 20 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Daybreak. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Daybreak leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Daybreak. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Daybreak, South Jordan, 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 Daybreak looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Daybreak 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Daybreak own their home, compared to around 60% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Daybreak have completed high school, above 83% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Country Squire Estates, West Valley City, UT D+6
- Barrington Park, Taylorsville, UT D+15
- South Cottonwood Acres, Murray, UT D+20
- Westbury, Lehi, UT R+25
- Millcreek, Salt Lake City, UT D+34
- Glendale, Salt Lake City, UT D+24
- Liberty Wells, Salt Lake City, UT D+64
- Sugar House, Salt Lake City, UT D+53
- People's Freeway, Salt Lake City, UT D+47
- Poplar Grove, Salt Lake City, UT D+34
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Grandale, Detroit, MI D+86
- Pulaski, Detroit, MI D+86
- Eastern Hills, Dayton, OH R+9
- City Center North, Aurora, CO D+45
- Wakefield, Tucson, AZ D+43
- Junior College Neighborhood Assc., Santa Rosa, CA D+62
- West Gate, Toledo, OH D+34
- North Shoal Creek, Austin, TX D+51
- North Country Meadows, Oildale, CA R+42
- Shadow Hills, Sunland, CA R+6
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.