Lyman is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Lyman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lyman, ~12% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lyman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lyman leans more Republican than 3 of 6 neighbors.
Lyman runs about 48 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lyman. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Lyman 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 Lyman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in Lyman are family households, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lyman sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lyman, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lyman looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Lyman have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Loa, UT R+70
- Bicknell, UT R+59
- Teasdale, UT R+59
- Torrey, UT R+59
- Koosharem, UT R+77
- Greenwich, UT R+77
- Antimony, UT R+71
- Monroe, UT R+70
- Annabella, UT R+77
- Glenwood, UT R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Watkins, IA R+42
- Garrett Bridge, AR R+86
- Lueders, TX R+81
- South Alabama, NY R+44
- Coxville, TN R+63
- Smyrna, MI R+42
- Ruby, VA Even
- Gilliam, MO R+65
- Plymouth, VT D+22
- Fort Coffee, OK R+25
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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.