Morgan County is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Morgan County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morgan County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morgan County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Morgan County is the most Republican-leaning.
Morgan County runs about 42 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Morgan County. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Morgan County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Morgan County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 7% of residents in Morgan County live in densely developed areas, about 25 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Morgan County are family households, in the top fraction of counties.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Morgan County, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Morgan County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Morgan County 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 88% of households in Morgan County own their home, in the top fraction of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Morgan County have completed high school, in the top fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Davis County, UT R+24
- Weber County, UT R+21
- Summit County, UT D+10
- Salt Lake County, UT D+10
- Box Elder County, UT R+56
- Wasatch County, UT R+33
- Cache County, UT R+32
- Tooele County, UT R+45
- Uinta County, WY R+62
- Rich County, UT R+66
Counties with Similar Populations
- Menard County, IL R+41
- Northampton County, VA Even
- Pamlico County, NC R+37
- Appanoose County, IA R+43
- Grundy County, IA R+42
- Pike County, IN R+55
- Sumter County, AL D+43
- Todd County, KY R+59
- Stone County, AR R+63
- Butler County, KY R+67
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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.