Montezuma Creek leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Montezuma Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montezuma Creek, ~37% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montezuma Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montezuma Creek leans more Democratic than 1 of 4 neighbors.
Montezuma Creek runs about 60 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Montezuma Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montezuma Creek. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+40) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Montezuma Creek 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 Montezuma Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Montezuma Creek votes against the grain of Utah. Utah leans Republican overall, while Montezuma Creek runs about 60 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Montezuma Creek have never been married, above 97% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Montezuma Creek, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Montezuma Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Montezuma Creek is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 22 points below the Utah average of 68%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 45% of adults in Montezuma Creek report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Montezuma Creek sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Aneth, UT D+40
- Teec Nos Pos, UT D+39
- Bluff, UT D+15
- Teec Nos Pos, AZ D+54
- Red Mesa, AZ D+54
- Towaoc, CO D+25
- Blanding, UT R+65
- Yellow Jacket, CO R+46
- Pleasant View, CO R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Delta, AL R+84
- Cairo, NE R+67
- Peru, ME R+39
- Hildreth, FL R+72
- Readlyn, IA R+43
- Hoxie, KS R+74
- Silverwood, MI R+48
- Silver Springs, NY R+41
- Schenevus, NY R+27
- Salome, AZ R+52
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.