Garfield County is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Garfield County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garfield County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garfield County compares
Garfield County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Garfield County runs about 41 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Garfield County. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Garfield 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 Garfield County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in Garfield County are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Garfield County, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Garfield County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Garfield 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Garfield County have completed high school, above 93% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Piute County, UT R+78
- Kane County, UT R+59
- Beaver County, UT R+69
- Iron County, UT R+53
- Wayne County, UT R+64
- Sevier County, UT R+70
- Washington County, UT R+51
- Millard County, UT R+69
- Sanpete County, UT R+63
- Emery County, UT R+73
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hamilton County, NY R+26
- Beaver County, OK R+77
- Sheridan County, NE R+68
- Lincoln County, ID R+63
- Thayer County, NE R+61
- Crosby County, TX R+50
- Scott County, KS R+67
- Pickett County, TN R+70
- Big Stone County, MN R+33
- Dickey County, ND R+55
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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.