Taylor is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Taylor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Taylor, ~22% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Taylor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Taylor leans more Republican than 33 of 47 neighbors.
Taylor runs about 31 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Taylor 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 Taylor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Taylor votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 41%, 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 76% of households in Taylor are family households, above 80% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Taylor, UT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Taylor looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Taylor 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Taylor own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Taylor have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Haven, UT R+39
- Kanesville, UT R+59
- Hooper, UT R+52
- Hermitage, UT R+63
- Roy, UT R+24
- Marriott-Slaterville, UT R+55
- Riverdale, UT R+26
- Warren, UT R+69
- Clinton, UT R+32
- Plain City, UT R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riverton, IA R+49
- Kennonsburg, OH R+63
- Hambleton, WV R+50
- Wintergreen, VA R+10
- Fort Coffee, OK R+25
- Kraemer, LA R+79
- Dove Creek, GA R+34
- Gilliam, MO R+65
- Hubbard, MS D+21
- Silas, TX R+67
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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.