Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Jordan Meadows

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Jordan Meadows leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 31% of adults in Jordan Meadows typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jordan Meadows, ~20% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Jordan Meadows compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Jordan Meadows leans more Democratic than 2 of 14 neighbors.

Jordan Meadows runs about 51 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Jordan Meadows is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Jordan Meadows. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+31) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 52 points.

Why Jordan Meadows leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Jordan Meadows, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Jordan Meadows votes against the grain of Utah. Utah leans Republican overall, while Jordan Meadows runs about 51 points more Democratic.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, UT sits in the top quarter 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 Jordan Meadows looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jordan Meadows is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 20%, about 10 points above the Utah average of 10%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Jordan Meadows sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.