South Cottonwood Acres, Murray, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South Cottonwood Acres

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

South Cottonwood Acres leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 76% of adults in South Cottonwood Acres typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Cottonwood Acres, ~46% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South Cottonwood Acres compares

South Cottonwood Acres sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.

South Cottonwood Acres runs about 42 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while South Cottonwood Acres is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within South Cottonwood Acres. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 17 points.

Why South Cottonwood Acres leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for South Cottonwood Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in South Cottonwood Acres live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. South Cottonwood Acres runs against the grain of Utah, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Developed land and Democratic lean

Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; South Cottonwood Acres, Murray, UT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in South Cottonwood Acres looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Cottonwood Acres 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in South Cottonwood Acres have completed high school, above 80% of neighborhoods. 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.