Pleasant Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Pleasant Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Grove, ~25% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Grove leans more Republican than 24 of 50 neighbors.
Pleasant Grove runs about 13 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pleasant Grove. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pleasant Grove votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 91%, 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 84% of households in Pleasant Grove are family households, above 95% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Pleasant Grove, UT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pleasant Grove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pleasant Grove 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lindon, UT R+47
- American Fork, UT R+36
- Cedar Hills, UT R+43
- Vineyard, UT R+30
- Highland, UT R+49
- Orem, UT R+24
- Alpine, UT R+47
- Lehi, UT R+37
- Saratoga Springs, UT R+43
- Provo, UT R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Irmo, SC Even
- South Lyon, MI R+13
- La Presa, CA D+18
- West Monroe, LA R+52
- Hudsonville, MI R+32
- Oak Creek, WI R+3
- Arnold, MO R+31
- Battle Ground, WA R+21
- Natick, MA D+41
- Elk Grove Village, IL D+3
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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.