Tooele County leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Tooele County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tooele County, ~20% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tooele County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Tooele County leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Tooele County runs about 23 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Tooele County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Tooele County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Tooele County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tooele County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, well 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 81% of households in Tooele County are family households, in the top fraction of counties.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tooele County, UT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Tooele County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tooele County 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 82% of households in Tooele County own their home, above 89% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Salt Lake County, UT D+10
- Davis County, UT R+24
- Utah County, UT R+36
- Summit County, UT D+10
- Morgan County, UT R+63
- Weber County, UT R+21
- Wasatch County, UT R+33
- Juab County, UT R+71
- Box Elder County, UT R+56
- Cache County, UT R+32
Counties with Similar Populations
- Christian County, KY R+21
- Robertson County, TN R+46
- McKinley County, NM D+27
- Pottawatomie County, OK R+49
- Fauquier County, VA R+19
- Lauderdale County, MS R+5
- Grand Forks County, ND R+8
- Kauai County, HI D+20
- Putnam County, FL R+42
- Riley County, KS D+4
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.