Richfield is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Richfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richfield, ~13% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richfield leans more Republican than 1 of 20 neighbors.
Richfield runs about 45 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richfield. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Richfield 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 Richfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Richfield votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 59%, well 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 80% of households in Richfield are family households, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Richfield, UT sits in the top tenth 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 Richfield looks the way it does
Turnout in Richfield sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Venice, UT R+75
- Central Valley, UT R+72
- Annabella, UT R+77
- Glenwood, UT R+77
- Elsinore, UT R+72
- Sigurd, UT R+77
- Monroe, UT R+70
- Joseph, UT R+76
- Aurora, UT R+77
- Salina, UT R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rutland, MA R+8
- Magalia, CA R+19
- Princeton, KY R+51
- Hempstead, TX R+17
- Southwick, MA R+15
- Roscommon, MI R+25
- Cheswick, PA R+7
- Dumfries, VA D+41
- Medina, NY R+23
- Centreville, MD R+32
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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.