Upton is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Upton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Upton, ~11% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Upton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Upton leans more Republican than 15 of 25 neighbors.
Upton runs about 36 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Upton 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 Upton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Upton are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Upton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 97% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Upton, UT sits in the bottom tenth 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 Upton looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Upton have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Upton sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Upton rent, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hoytsville, UT R+55
- Echo, UT R+60
- Coalville, UT R+43
- Henefer, UT R+59
- Wanship, UT R+4
- Croydon, UT R+63
- Oakley, UT R+45
- Peoa, UT R+41
- Devils Slide, UT R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reno, IL R+55
- Perryville, PA R+48
- Middleton, AL R+79
- Lake Itasca, MN R+33
- Luray, SC D+17
- Maple Island, MN R+41
- Manchester, MN R+43
- Talcville, VT D+17
- Maher, WV R+72
- Oskaloosa, IL R+73
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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.