Fairfield is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Fairfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairfield, ~11% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairfield leans more Republican than 27 of 39 neighbors.
Fairfield runs about 48 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Fairfield 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 Fairfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Fairfield live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 97% of households in Fairfield are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Fairfield, 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 Fairfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fairfield 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Fairfield own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cedar Valley, UT R+69
- Cedar Fort, UT R+69
- Eagle Mountain, UT R+48
- Saratoga Springs, UT R+43
- Ophir, UT R+72
- Lehi, UT R+37
- Vineyard, UT R+30
- American Fork, UT R+36
- Bluffdale, UT R+40
- Lake Shore, UT R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agnes, MO R+71
- Hyattville, WY R+76
- Izagora, FL R+43
- Peacock Corners, MD R+35
- Pecks Pond, PA R+30
- Portis, KS R+76
- Pine Creek, WI R+28
- Perrin Hollow, TN R+71
- Kirby, MT D+7
- Stoddartsville, PA R+27
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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.