South Ogden, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South Ogden

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

South Ogden leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.

 

About 70% of adults in South Ogden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Ogden, ~30% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South Ogden compares

Among cities within 25 miles, South Ogden leans more Republican than 2 of 53 neighbors.

South Ogden runs about 8 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within South Ogden. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+19) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 10 points.

Why South Ogden 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 South Ogden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

South Ogden votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 92%, far above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; South Ogden, UT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in South Ogden looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Ogden 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in South Ogden have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.