Terra is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 19% of adults in Terra typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Terra, ~4% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~81% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Terra compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Terra leans more Republican than 5 of 9 neighbors.
Terra runs about 41 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Terra. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Terra 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 Terra, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Terra live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Utah average of 32%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Terra sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Terra are family households, above 82% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Terra, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Terra looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Terra is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 49% of households in Terra rent, compared to around 23% in nearby cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 11% of homes in Terra have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rush Valley, UT R+76
- Dugway, UT R+52
- Stockton, UT R+69
- Grantsville, UT R+58
- Ophir, UT R+72
- Tooele, UT R+40
- Vernon, UT R+76
- Lincoln, UT R+53
- Stansbury Park, UT R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lorenz Park, NY Even
- South Calera, AL R+54
- Rimby, MO R+70
- Clear, AK R+37
- Furman, AL D+34
- Flaxville, MT R+68
- Rex, AR R+69
- Fishers Landing, AZ R+46
- Fowler Grove, TN R+72
- Thayer, IN R+57
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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.