Lincoln is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Lincoln typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lincoln, ~13% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lincoln compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lincoln leans more Republican than 25 of 34 neighbors.
Lincoln runs about 32 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Lincoln 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 Lincoln, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 91% of households in Lincoln are family households, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Lincoln, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lincoln looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 10% of homes in Lincoln have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Lincoln sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tooele, UT R+40
- Stansbury Park, UT R+55
- Lake Point, UT R+52
- Copperton, UT R+33
- Bingham Canyon, UT R+13
- Grantsville, UT R+58
- Stockton, UT R+69
- Magna, UT R+6
- Ophir, UT R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, NY R+42
- Sheyenne, ND R+49
- Hayden, IN R+56
- Beck, AL R+82
- Princeton, NE R+47
- Suggsville, AL D+18
- Morton Valley, TX R+78
- Ellistown, MS R+86
- Inez, PA R+61
- Wooddale, WI R+29
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.