Nephi is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Nephi typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nephi, ~14% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nephi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nephi leans more Republican than 8 of 24 neighbors.
Nephi runs about 44 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nephi. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Nephi 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 Nephi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nephi votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 73%, far above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Nephi are family households, above 95% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Nephi, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Nephi looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nephi 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Nephi have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mona, UT R+76
- Starr, UT R+83
- Levan, UT R+82
- Fountain Green, UT R+74
- Rocky Ridge, UT R+84
- Goshen, UT R+74
- Wales, UT R+75
- Moroni, UT R+66
- Santaquin, UT R+61
- Indianola, UT R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Berkley, MA R+19
- Valley Springs, CA R+43
- Normandy Park, WA D+30
- Belcamp, MD D+21
- Houston, MS R+19
- Interlochen, MI R+15
- Delmar, DE R+34
- Fort Leavenworth, KS R+8
- Fort Benning, GA R+32
- Acampo, CA R+46
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.