Santaquin is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Santaquin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Santaquin, ~16% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Santaquin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Santaquin leans more Republican than 10 of 24 neighbors.
Santaquin runs about 39 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Santaquin. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Santaquin 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 Santaquin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Santaquin votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, modestly 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 86% of households in Santaquin are family households, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Santaquin, UT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Santaquin looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Santaquin 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Santaquin own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spring Lake, UT R+63
- Genola, UT R+80
- Rocky Ridge, UT R+84
- Payson, UT R+49
- Goshen, UT R+74
- Elk Ridge, UT R+60
- Woodland Hills, UT R+63
- Salem, UT R+60
- Starr, UT R+83
- Elberta, UT R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sweet Home, OR R+40
- Hamilton, MT R+29
- Macclenny, FL R+57
- Winton, CA R+6
- Goldenrod, FL D+6
- Woodland Park, NJ R+10
- Lockhart, FL D+14
- Warrensville Heights, OH D+88
- Lyman, SC R+46
- Avenal, CA 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.