Penrose is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Penrose typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Penrose, ~6% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Penrose compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Penrose leans more Republican than 26 of 28 neighbors.
Penrose runs about 56 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Penrose 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 Penrose, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Penrose are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Penrose sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Penrose, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Penrose looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Penrose 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thatcher, UT R+78
- Tremonton, UT R+61
- Elwood, UT R+73
- Bear River City, UT R+73
- Corinne, UT R+73
- Garland, UT R+67
- Honeyville, UT R+70
- Deweyville, UT R+72
- Howell, UT R+79
- Riverside, UT R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ready, KY R+70
- Gilead, IL R+57
- San Lawrence Terrace, CA R+48
- Hicks, IL R+61
- Bishop Hill, IL R+33
- Edinburg, MO R+71
- Beckwith, WV R+42
- Havilah, CA R+47
- Hazel Run, MN R+52
- Blue Goose, TN R+66
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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.