Escalante is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Escalante typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Escalante, ~12% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Escalante compares
Escalante sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Escalante runs about 36 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Escalante 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 Escalante, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Escalante 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; Escalante, 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 Escalante looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 38% of households in Escalante rent, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Escalante sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Boulder, UT R+57
- Henrieville, UT R+68
- Tropic, UT R+69
- Cannonville, UT R+68
- Bryce Canyon City, UT R+69
- Antimony, UT R+71
- Teasdale, UT R+59
- Bryce, UT R+64
- Bicknell, UT R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Medina, TX R+63
- Hymera, IN R+61
- Bunch, OK R+52
- Horner, WV R+60
- Oak Run, CA R+39
- Washington, ME R+29
- Cool, TX R+76
- Leadville North, CO D+15
- Embarrass, WI R+51
- Saybrook, IL R+46
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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.