Dugway is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 26% of adults in Dugway typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dugway, ~6% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~74% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dugway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dugway is the least Republican-leaning.
Dugway runs about 31 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Dugway 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 Dugway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Dugway live in densely developed areas, about 32 points below the Utah average of 32%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dugway, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Dugway looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dugway is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 94% of households in Dugway rent, compared to around 16% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Dugway report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Terra, UT R+63
- Rush Valley, UT R+76
- Vernon, UT R+76
- Stockton, UT R+69
- Grantsville, UT R+58
- Ophir, UT R+72
- Tooele, UT R+40
- Cedar Valley, UT R+69
- Lincoln, UT R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zachow, WI R+55
- Graham, MO R+68
- Frost, MN R+47
- Jakeville, MN R+65
- Hebron, VA R+63
- Union City, MO R+65
- Bay Shore, MI R+11
- Timblin, PA R+74
- Ischua, NY R+48
- Coopers Mills, ME R+29
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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.