Mantua is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Mantua typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mantua, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mantua compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mantua leans more Republican than 39 of 55 neighbors.
Mantua runs about 43 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mantua. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Mantua 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 Mantua, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Mantua live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Mantua are family households, above 98% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Mantua, 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 Mantua looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mantua is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brigham City, UT R+40
- Perry, UT R+51
- Paradise, UT R+63
- Willard, UT R+63
- Wellsville, UT R+56
- Hyrum, UT R+51
- Corinne, UT R+73
- Liberty, UT R+29
- Honeyville, UT R+70
- Bear River City, UT R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. James, MD R+14
- Liberal, MO R+67
- Harwood, ND R+39
- Calvert, TX R+3
- Richardson, VA R+65
- Hillcrest Heights, FL R+49
- White Sulphur, GA R+61
- Manila, WV R+68
- Argillite, KY R+61
- Exira, IA R+44
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.