Lund is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Lund typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lund, ~10% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lund compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lund leans more Republican than 3 of 10 neighbors.
Lund runs about 39 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lund. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Lund 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 Lund, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Lund live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Utah average of 32%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Lund, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lund looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Lund have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Lund sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pintura, UT R+52
- Cedar City, UT R+47
- Kanarraville, UT R+68
- Enoch, UT R+68
- New Harmony, UT R+68
- Summit, UT R+69
- Brian Head, UT R+57
- Newcastle, UT R+76
- Parowan, UT R+67
- Pine Valley, UT R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Awin, AL D+24
- Shadeland, PA R+55
- Clio, KY R+77
- Berlin, AR R+86
- Five Mile, OH R+65
- Wedderburn, OR R+16
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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.