Elmo is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Elmo typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elmo, ~9% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elmo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elmo leans more Republican than 10 of 15 neighbors.
Elmo runs about 50 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Elmo 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 Elmo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Elmo, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Utah average of 31%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Elmo sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Elmo, 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 Elmo looks the way it does
Turnout in Elmo sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cleveland, UT R+76
- Lawrence, UT R+71
- Columbia, UT R+70
- Huntington, UT R+69
- Wellington, UT R+72
- Woodside, UT R+72
- Price, UT R+50
- Clear Creek, UT R+68
- Castle Dale, UT R+72
- Spring Glen, UT R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brandon, IA R+41
- Tolani Lake, AZ D+59
- Vandalia, IN R+58
- Peoa, UT R+41
- Litchfield Corners, ME R+25
- Tony, WI R+47
- Curtis, MI R+40
- Sharpe, KY R+60
- Isla Vista, CA D+80
- Utica, IN 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.