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

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

Salt Lake City leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 64% of adults in the Salt Lake City area typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in the Salt Lake City area, ~34% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Salt Lake City compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Salt Lake City leans more Democratic than 38 of 50 neighbors.

Salt Lake City runs about 28 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Salt Lake City is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Salt Lake City. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+49) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 78 points.

Why Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 91% of residents in the Salt Lake City area live in densely developed areas, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Salt Lake City sits in the top quarter (about 38%, above 85% of cities). Salt Lake City runs against the grain of Utah, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Salt Lake City, UT sits in the top 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 Salt Lake City looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Salt Lake City 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.