Lehi leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Lehi typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lehi, ~26% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lehi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lehi leans more Republican than 29 of 48 neighbors.
Lehi runs about 16 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lehi. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Lehi 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 Lehi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lehi votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 80%, far above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Lehi are family households, above 96% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lehi, 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 Lehi looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lehi 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Lehi have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Highland, UT R+49
- American Fork, UT R+36
- Saratoga Springs, UT R+43
- Alpine, UT R+47
- Cedar Hills, UT R+43
- Bluffdale, UT R+40
- Draper, UT R+12
- Eagle Mountain, UT R+48
- Pleasant Grove, UT R+34
- Riverton, UT R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gary, IN D+70
- South Hill, WA Even
- Glen Burnie, MD D+17
- Rocklin, CA R+9
- Dublin, CA D+35
- Anderson, IN R+14
- Burlington, NC D+9
- Lodi, CA R+8
- Mount Vernon, NY D+69
- Wake Forest, NC D+9
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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.