Draper leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Draper typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Draper, ~35% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Draper compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Draper leans more Republican than 18 of 49 neighbors.
Draper runs about 10 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Draper. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Draper 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 Draper, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Draper votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 80%, 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 77% of households in Draper are family households, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Draper, 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 Draper looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Draper 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Draper have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bluffdale, UT R+40
- Sandy, UT D+4
- Riverton, UT R+29
- Alpine, UT R+47
- South Jordan, UT R+14
- Highland, UT R+49
- Lehi, UT R+37
- Midvale, UT D+22
- Herriman, UT R+28
- Cottonwood Heights, UT D+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuckahoe, VA D+13
- Florin, CA D+25
- Cerritos, CA D+20
- Bel Air South, MD Even
- San Benito, TX R+3
- Bloomfield Hills, MI D+13
- Country Club, FL R+22
- Grovetown, GA Even
- Marion, OH R+28
- Florence, KY R+19
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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.