Manti is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Manti typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Manti, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Manti compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Manti leans more Republican than 3 of 16 neighbors.
Manti runs about 42 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Manti 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 Manti, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Manti are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Frequent mental distress and voter turnout
Places with a low frequent-mental-distress rate tend to turn out at a higher rate; Manti, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Reported mental distress does not drive turnout; it reflects economic and health conditions tied to voting.
Why turnout in Manti looks the way it does
Turnout in Manti sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sterling, UT R+63
- Ephraim, UT R+50
- Mayfield, UT R+62
- Fayette, UT R+73
- Gunnison, UT R+64
- Centerfield, UT R+69
- Chester, UT R+74
- Wales, UT R+75
- Spring City, UT R+75
- Axtell, UT R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Charleston Afb, SC D+11
- Yountville, CA D+32
- Pineville, KY R+68
- Waynesville, GA R+72
- Spencerville, IN R+60
- Milton, NY R+8
- West Orange, TX R+50
- Merton, WI R+32
- McLeansboro, IL R+57
- Remington, VA R+23
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.