Kearns is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Kearns typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kearns, ~24% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kearns compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kearns leans more Democratic than 32 of 45 neighbors.
Kearns runs about 25 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Kearns is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kearns. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the west side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Kearns 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 Kearns, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kearns votes against the grain of Utah. Utah leans Republican overall, while Kearns runs about 25 points more Democratic.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Kearns, UT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kearns looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kearns 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 food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Kearns report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Kearns have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Valley City, UT D+8
- West Jordan, UT R+7
- Taylorsville, UT D+5
- Magna, UT R+6
- Bingham Canyon, UT R+13
- Murray, UT D+20
- South Jordan, UT R+14
- Midvale, UT D+22
- South Salt Lake, UT D+38
- Riverton, UT R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Middle River, MD D+14
- Franklin, WI R+6
- Okeechobee, FL R+46
- Somerset, NJ D+38
- New Lenox, IL R+21
- Oakville, MO R+12
- Elizabethton, TN R+58
- Hyde Park, MA D+59
- Elk Grove Village, IL D+3
- Battle Ground, WA R+21
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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.