People's Freeway, Salt Lake City, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in People's Freeway

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

People's Freeway leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.

 

About 46% of adults in People's Freeway typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in People's Freeway, ~34% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How People's Freeway compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, People's Freeway leans more Democratic than 10 of 21 neighbors.

People's Freeway runs about 68 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while People's Freeway is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within People's Freeway. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+38), a spread of about 14 points.

Why People's Freeway leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for People's Freeway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in People's Freeway live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in People's Freeway have never been married, above 75% of neighborhoods. People's Freeway runs against the grain of Utah, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; People's Freeway, Salt Lake City, UT sits in the top tenth 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 People's Freeway looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 79% of households in People's Freeway rent, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and People's Freeway sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.