Talmage is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Talmage typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Talmage, ~7% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Talmage compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Talmage leans more Republican than 5 of 16 neighbors.
Talmage runs about 54 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Talmage. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Talmage 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 Talmage, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Talmage are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Talmage is about 94%, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Talmage, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Talmage looks the way it does
Turnout in Talmage sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mountain Home, UT R+85
- Duchesne, UT R+72
- Altamont, UT R+85
- Boneta, UT R+88
- Altonah, UT R+83
- Upalco, UT R+90
- Bluebell, UT R+86
- Tabiona, UT R+61
- Bridgeland, UT R+84
- Ioka, UT R+90
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Lake, TX R+48
- Hickory Plains, AR R+72
- Shulls Mill, NC D+3
- Mooreville, TX R+68
- Manson, IN R+58
- Sheridan, MO R+70
- Fiatt, IL R+41
- Synarep, WA R+31
- Bouton, IA R+35
- Occident, IN R+59
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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.