Fruit Heights leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Fruit Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fruit Heights, ~29% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fruit Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fruit Heights leans more Republican than 24 of 55 neighbors.
Fruit Heights runs about 10 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Fruit Heights 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 Fruit Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fruit Heights votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 66%, far above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Fruit Heights are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fruit Heights, UT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Fruit Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fruit Heights 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Fruit Heights own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Fruit Heights have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kaysville, UT R+34
- Farmington, UT R+26
- West Kaysville, UT R+47
- Layton, UT R+23
- West Layton, UT R+46
- Centerville, UT R+21
- South Weber, UT R+38
- Hill Afb, UT R+19
- Clearfield, UT R+18
- Milton, UT R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Hills, NY D+3
- Iva, SC R+70
- Stratford, NJ D+12
- Nolanville, TX R+21
- Stedman, NC R+42
- Allentown, NJ R+17
- Donalsonville, GA R+24
- North Caldwell, NJ R+2
- Spring Hope, NC R+20
- Wellsville, OH R+40
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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.