Emery County is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Emery County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Emery County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Emery County compares
Emery County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Emery County runs about 51 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Emery County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Emery County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in Emery County are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Emery County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 10%, below 83% of counties).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Emery County, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Emery County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Emery County 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Emery County have completed high school, above 89% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Carbon County, UT R+56
- Sanpete County, UT R+63
- Juab County, UT R+71
- Wayne County, UT R+64
- Sevier County, UT R+70
- Millard County, UT R+69
- Duchesne County, UT R+76
- Utah County, UT R+36
- Grand County, UT R+2
- Wasatch County, UT R+33
Counties with Similar Populations
- Montgomery County, MS R+2
- Duval County, TX R+10
- Scott County, AR R+70
- Sac County, IA R+51
- Swift County, MN R+35
- Martin County, IN R+59
- Mountrail County, ND R+35
- Grundy County, MO R+57
- Pulaski County, GA R+31
- Tunica County, MS D+31
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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.