Hill Afb leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 33% of adults in Hill Afb typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hill Afb, ~14% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hill Afb compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hill Afb leans more Republican than 5 of 50 neighbors.
Politically, Hill Afb sits close to the rest of Utah.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hill Afb. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Hill Afb 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 Hill Afb, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hill Afb votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 97%, 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 91% of households in Hill Afb are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hill Afb, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hill Afb looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 97% of households in Hill Afb rent, about 72 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hill Afb sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Hill Afb have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clearfield, UT R+18
- Sunset, UT R+20
- Layton, UT R+23
- South Weber, UT R+38
- Clinton, UT R+32
- Syracuse, UT R+38
- West Layton, UT R+46
- Washington Terrace, UT R+16
- Uintah, UT R+27
- West Point, UT R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fremont, NC R+36
- Rural Retreat, VA R+60
- Biglerville, PA R+46
- Eleva, WI R+23
- Spring Lake, NJ R+13
- Lytton Springs, TX R+7
- Middletown, VA R+41
- Richmond, VT D+32
- Laporte, CO D+2
- Chase City, VA Even
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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.