Peterson is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Peterson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peterson, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peterson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peterson leans more Republican than 46 of 53 neighbors.
Peterson runs about 42 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Peterson 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 Peterson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 90% of households in Peterson are family households, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Peterson sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Peterson, UT sits in the top 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 Peterson looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Peterson 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Peterson own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Peterson have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Morgan, UT R+63
- Mountain Green, UT R+39
- Milton, UT R+71
- Stoddard, UT R+74
- Littleton, UT R+75
- Uintah, UT R+27
- South Weber, UT R+38
- Fruit Heights, UT R+32
- Huntsville, UT R+35
- South Ogden, UT R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bruemmerville, WI R+37
- Mingo, KS R+80
- Diggs, VA R+46
- Cimarron, CO R+6
- High Point, MO R+64
- Virginia City, MT R+50
- Hickory Hill, MO R+70
- Buena Vista, IN R+65
- Taintor, IA R+50
- Flower, WV 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.