Liberty Wells is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Liberty Wells typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Liberty Wells, ~47% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Liberty Wells compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Liberty Wells leans more Democratic than 15 of 20 neighbors.
Liberty Wells runs about 86 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Liberty Wells is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Liberty Wells. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+57), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Liberty Wells leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Liberty Wells, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Liberty Wells live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Liberty Wells have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods. Liberty Wells runs against the grain of Utah, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Liberty Wells, Salt Lake City, UT sits in the top quarter 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 Liberty Wells looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Liberty Wells sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Central City Liberty Wells, Salt Lake City, UT D+66
- People's Freeway, Salt Lake City, UT D+47
- 9th and 9th, Salt Lake City, UT D+70
- East Central, Salt Lake City, UT D+68
- Wasatch Hollow, Salt Lake City, UT D+67
- Sugar House, Salt Lake City, UT D+53
- Central City, Salt Lake City, UT D+60
- Yalecrest, Salt Lake City, UT D+61
- Downtown, Salt Lake City, UT D+48
- Glendale, Salt Lake City, UT D+24
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Chinatown, Manhattan, NY D+41
- Piper Glen Estates, Charlotte, NC D+5
- Ortega Hills, Jacksonville, FL D+11
- Walnut Village, Irvine, CA D+12
- Layton Park, Milwaukee, WI D+31
- Five Points South, Birmingham, AL D+44
- Quintana Community, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Colonial Gardens, Chicago, IL D+20
- Riverside, Jacksonville, FL D+27
- Lyon Street, Santa Ana, CA D+31
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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.