Rush Valley is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Rush Valley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rush Valley, ~3% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rush Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rush Valley is the most Republican-leaning.
Rush Valley runs about 54 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Rush Valley 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 Rush Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Rush Valley live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Rush Valley fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Rush Valley are family households, above 83% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rush Valley, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Rush Valley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rush Valley 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stockton, UT R+69
- Terra, UT R+63
- Ophir, UT R+72
- Grantsville, UT R+58
- Tooele, UT R+40
- Dugway, UT R+52
- Lincoln, UT R+53
- Cedar Fort, UT R+69
- Vernon, UT R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shickley, NE R+66
- Ona, FL R+68
- Breckenridge, MO R+66
- Kellyville, TX R+48
- Clifton, WI R+38
- Point Blue, LA R+39
- Lane City, TX R+49
- Ozora, MO R+58
- Dartmont, WV R+68
- Sullivan, NH D+4
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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.