Thatcher is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Thatcher typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thatcher, ~6% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thatcher compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thatcher leans more Republican than 28 of 30 neighbors.
Thatcher runs about 57 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Thatcher 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 Thatcher, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Thatcher are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Thatcher sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Thatcher, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Thatcher looks the way it does
Turnout in Thatcher 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
- Penrose, UT R+78
- Tremonton, UT R+61
- Elwood, UT R+73
- Garland, UT R+67
- Howell, UT R+79
- Riverside, UT R+73
- Deweyville, UT R+72
- Bear River City, UT R+73
- Honeyville, UT R+70
- Fielding, UT R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Geeville, MS R+72
- Biggsville, IL R+39
- Vershire, VT Even
- Amanda Park, WA D+21
- Custar, OH R+53
- Willapa, WA R+14
- Richtex, SC D+16
- Salem, OK R+56
- Bumpus Mills, TN R+70
- Tar River, NC R+16
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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.