Elberta is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Elberta typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elberta, ~7% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elberta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elberta leans more Republican than 18 of 24 neighbors.
Elberta runs about 52 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elberta. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+69), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Elberta 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 Elberta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Elberta live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Elberta are family households, above 94% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Elberta, UT sits in the bottom quarter 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 Elberta looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Elberta have more than one occupant per room, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Elberta have completed high school, below 76% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Goshen, UT R+74
- Genola, UT R+80
- Eureka, UT R+76
- Rocky Ridge, UT R+84
- Santaquin, UT R+61
- Starr, UT R+83
- Spring Lake, UT R+63
- Payson, UT R+49
- Mona, UT R+76
- Lake Shore, UT R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lilley, MI R+46
- Hargis, LA R+85
- Anderson, KY R+65
- Seven Lakes, NM D+29
- Huslia, AK D+33
- Rostok, WI R+49
- Cody, NE R+79
- Wyatt Village, TN R+71
- Thrift, GA R+37
- Camp Sherman, OR R+3
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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.