Highland leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Highland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland, ~27% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~-2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Highland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Highland leans more Republican than 42 of 51 neighbors.
Highland runs about 27 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Highland. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Highland 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 Highland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Highland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 83%, 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 92% of households in Highland 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; Highland, 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 Highland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Highland 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Highland own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Highland have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alpine, UT R+47
- Cedar Hills, UT R+43
- American Fork, UT R+36
- Lehi, UT R+37
- Pleasant Grove, UT R+34
- Draper, UT R+12
- Lindon, UT R+47
- Saratoga Springs, UT R+43
- Bluffdale, UT R+40
- Vineyard, UT R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albert Lea, MN R+11
- Mill Valley, CA D+55
- Northampton, PA R+18
- Glenvar Heights, FL R+11
- Altus, OK R+41
- Sterling, IL R+5
- Hawthorne, NJ R+8
- Arcadia, FL R+31
- Batavia, NY R+13
- Lanham, MD D+68
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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.