Goshen is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Goshen typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goshen, ~7% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goshen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goshen leans more Republican than 17 of 22 neighbors.
Goshen runs about 53 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Goshen 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 Goshen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Goshen live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Goshen are family households, above 89% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Goshen, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Goshen looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Goshen have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of cities. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Goshen rent, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rocky Ridge, UT R+84
- Genola, UT R+80
- Elberta, UT R+74
- Santaquin, UT R+61
- Starr, UT R+83
- Spring Lake, UT R+63
- Mona, UT R+76
- Payson, UT R+49
- Eureka, UT R+76
- Elk Ridge, UT R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. George, GA R+82
- Sandhill, MS R+60
- Parsonsfield, ME R+30
- Genoa, NE R+61
- Sanders, KY R+60
- Gorman, TX R+77
- Floyd, TX R+65
- Elkhart, IA R+34
- Kerkhoven, MN R+45
- Iron City, GA R+41
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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.