Ephraim leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Ephraim typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ephraim, ~15% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ephraim compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ephraim is the least Republican-leaning.
Ephraim runs about 28 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ephraim. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Ephraim 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 Ephraim, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ephraim votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, well above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Ephraim, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ephraim looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 47% of households in Ephraim rent, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Ephraim have more than one occupant per room, above 82% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 97% of adults in Ephraim have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Manti, UT R+63
- Chester, UT R+74
- Spring City, UT R+75
- Wales, UT R+75
- Sterling, UT R+63
- Moroni, UT R+66
- Mount Pleasant, UT R+68
- Fayette, UT R+73
- Mayfield, UT R+62
- Gunnison, UT R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Quogue, NY R+8
- Baldwin, WI R+28
- Trevor, WI R+23
- Kildeer, IL D+9
- Union Beach, NJ R+24
- New London, NC R+56
- Chilhowie, VA R+60
- Birch Run, MI R+34
- Neshanic Station, NJ R+9
- Townsend, MA R+10
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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.