Magna leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Magna typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Magna, ~25% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Magna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Magna leans more Republican than 12 of 41 neighbors.
Magna runs about 16 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Magna. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Magna 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 Magna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Magna votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 89%, far above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Magna sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Magna are family households, above 91% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Magna, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Magna looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Magna is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Magna report food insecurity, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Valley City, UT D+8
- Kearns, UT D+3
- Taylorsville, UT D+5
- Bingham Canyon, UT R+13
- West Jordan, UT R+7
- Lake Point, UT R+52
- South Salt Lake, UT D+38
- Stansbury Park, UT R+55
- Murray, UT D+20
- Salt Lake City, UT D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waynesboro, VA R+18
- Fridley, MN D+23
- Windsor, CA D+30
- Collinsville, IL Even
- Saugus, MA Even
- Schererville, IN R+5
- Pooler, GA D+10
- Oak Park, MI D+59
- Tualatin, OR D+32
- Galt, CA R+13
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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.