Piute County is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Piute County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piute County, ~8% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Piute County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Piute County is the most Republican-leaning.
Piute County runs about 56 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Piute 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 Piute County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Piute County live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Utah average of 32%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Piute County, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Piute County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Piute County own their home, about 17 points above the Utah average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Beaver County, UT R+69
- Sevier County, UT R+70
- Garfield County, UT R+63
- Wayne County, UT R+64
- Iron County, UT R+53
- Millard County, UT R+69
- Kane County, UT R+59
- Sanpete County, UT R+63
- Emery County, UT R+73
- Juab County, UT R+71
Counties with Similar Populations
- Throckmorton County, TX R+76
- Briscoe County, TX R+71
- Sully County, SD R+62
- Kiowa County, CO R+72
- Wheeler County, OR R+51
- Edwards County, TX R+42
- Carter County, MT R+78
- Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK D+13
- Cottle County, TX R+57
- Jackson County, CO R+42
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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.