Poplar Grove, Salt Lake City, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Poplar Grove

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

Poplar Grove leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 37% of adults in Poplar Grove typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poplar Grove, ~25% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Poplar Grove compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Poplar Grove leans more Democratic than 4 of 17 neighbors.

Poplar Grove runs about 55 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Poplar Grove is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Poplar Grove. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+41) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 25 points.

Why Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Poplar Grove votes against the grain of Utah. Utah leans Republican overall, while Poplar Grove runs about 55 points more Democratic. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Poplar Grove is about 40%, about 33 points below the U.S. average of 72%.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Poplar Grove, Salt Lake City, UT sits in the top quarter 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 Poplar Grove looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Poplar Grove is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 23%, about 13 points above the Utah average of 10%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Poplar Grove report food insecurity, above 83% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Poplar Grove sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.