Lapoint is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Lapoint typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lapoint, ~12% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lapoint compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lapoint leans more Republican than 5 of 20 neighbors.
Lapoint runs about 34 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lapoint. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Lapoint 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 Lapoint, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Lapoint live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Lapoint are family households, above 93% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lapoint, 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 Lapoint looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 20% of adults in Lapoint report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tridell, UT R+52
- Leeton, UT R+36
- Whiterocks, UT R+54
- Fort Duchesne, UT R+29
- Neola, UT R+82
- Maeser, UT R+75
- Ballard, UT R+71
- Ouray, UT R+43
- Vernal, UT R+68
- Cedarview, UT R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lilly Park, WV R+62
- Lily, WI R+39
- Amity, OH R+64
- Deer Harbor, WA D+67
- Bullhead, SD D+58
- Matoaca, VA R+9
- Fonthill, KY R+72
- Godfrey, PA R+49
- Lawrenceville Hills, VA D+28
- Hightown, MS R+77
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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.