Ibapah is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 17% of adults in Ibapah typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ibapah, ~3% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~83% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ibapah compares
Ibapah runs about 43 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ibapah. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Ibapah 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 Ibapah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Ibapah live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Utah average of 32%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Ibapah, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ibapah looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ibapah is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 39% of households in Ibapah rent, above 94% of cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 10% of homes in Ibapah have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- West Wendover, NV R+4
- Garrison, UT R+80
- Baker, NV R+59
- Dugway, UT R+52
- Ely, NV R+60
- Steptoe, NV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver Run, AL R+53
- Campaign, TN R+70
- Grayling, AK D+15
- Woodgate, NY R+35
- Formosa, AR R+66
- Duckwater, NV R+69
- Wolseth, ND R+68
- Headrick, OK R+72
- Locoda, OR R+33
- Van Orin, IL R+44
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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.