Silver Summit, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Silver Summit

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

Silver Summit leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 89% of adults in Silver Summit typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Summit, ~57% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Silver Summit compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Summit leans more Democratic than 41 of 47 neighbors.

Silver Summit runs about 50 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Silver Summit is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Silver Summit. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+42) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+6), a spread of about 48 points.

Why Silver Summit 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 Silver Summit, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 73% of adults in Silver Summit hold a bachelor's degree, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Silver Summit sits in the top fifth on density (about 33%, above 82% of cities). Silver Summit runs against the grain of Utah, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Silver Summit, UT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Silver Summit looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Silver Summit 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Silver Summit have completed high school, above 98% of cities. 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.