Leeton leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Leeton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leeton, ~16% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leeton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leeton leans more Republican than 1 of 24 neighbors.
Leeton runs about 15 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Leeton. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Leeton 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 Leeton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Leeton hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points below the Utah average of 31%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Leeton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Leeton, UT does.
Why turnout in Leeton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Leeton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Leeton report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Leeton sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Duchesne, UT R+29
- Ballard, UT R+71
- Tridell, UT R+52
- Roosevelt, UT R+72
- Lapoint, UT R+56
- Cedarview, UT R+84
- Whiterocks, UT R+54
- Neola, UT R+82
- Ouray, UT R+43
- Monarch, UT R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- Diagonal, IA R+55
- Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV R+59
- Olive, MO R+66
- Buda, CO R+13
- Denmark, MS R+56
- Portage Des Sioux, MO R+56
- Kingsville, WV R+65
- Pilgrim, KY R+79
- Combs, AR R+57
- Copenhagen, LA R+81
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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.