Green River is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Green River typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Green River, ~9% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Green River compares
Green River runs about 49 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Green River. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Green River 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 Green River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Green River hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Utah average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Green River are family households, above 76% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Green River, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Green River looks the way it does
Turnout in Green River sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Carbon, UT R+68
- Sunnyside, UT R+68
- Elmo, UT R+72
- Cleveland, UT R+76
- Moab, UT R+5
- Lawrence, UT R+71
- Castle Valley, UT R+25
- Wellington, UT R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cammack Village, AR D+19
- Manitowish Waters, WI R+21
- South Sterling, PA R+2
- Jacksontown, OH R+51
- Waverly Gables, OH R+52
- Humphrey, AR R+62
- Rockledge, GA R+80
- Troy, KY R+35
- Greenwood, MN D+14
- Glenville, NC R+21
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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.