Tooele leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Tooele typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tooele, ~22% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tooele compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tooele leans more Republican than 15 of 28 neighbors.
Tooele runs about 18 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tooele. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Tooele 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 Tooele, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tooele votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, far 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 are family households, above 91% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tooele, UT sits in the top quarter 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 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tooele 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lincoln, UT R+53
- Stansbury Park, UT R+55
- Lake Point, UT R+52
- Grantsville, UT R+58
- Stockton, UT R+69
- Copperton, UT R+33
- Bingham Canyon, UT R+13
- Ophir, UT R+72
- Magna, UT R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Chester, OH R+9
- Downers Grove, IL D+17
- Hyattsville, MD D+57
- Port Arthur, TX D+31
- Blacksburg, VA D+38
- Delaware, OH R+7
- Lancaster, OH R+31
- Paramount, CA D+35
- Gallatin, TN R+27
- West Sacramento, CA D+22
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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.