Juab County is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Juab County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Juab County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Juab County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Juab County is the most Republican-leaning.
Juab County runs about 50 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Juab County. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+65), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Juab County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Juab County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Juab County are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Juab County runs against that pattern. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Juab County fits that profile on both counts.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Juab County, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Juab County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Juab County 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 84% of households in Juab County own their home, above 94% of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Juab County have completed high school, above 84% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Sanpete County, UT R+63
- Utah County, UT R+36
- Millard County, UT R+69
- Wasatch County, UT R+33
- Carbon County, UT R+56
- Salt Lake County, UT D+10
- Tooele County, UT R+45
- Emery County, UT R+73
- Sevier County, UT R+70
- Summit County, UT D+10
Counties with Similar Populations
- Marion County, KS R+52
- Valley County, ID R+41
- Shelby County, IA R+48
- Marshall County, IL R+37
- Terry County, TX R+49
- Northumberland County, VA R+19
- Custer County, MT R+43
- Linn County, MO R+55
- Owyhee County, ID R+63
- Cherokee County, IA R+42
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.