Utah County leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Utah County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Utah County, ~24% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Utah County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Utah County leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
Utah County runs about 14 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Utah County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Utah 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 Utah County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Utah County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 80%, 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 Utah County are family households, in the top fraction of counties.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Utah County, UT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Utah County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Utah 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Utah County have completed high school, above 93% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Wasatch County, UT R+33
- Salt Lake County, UT D+10
- Summit County, UT D+10
- Juab County, UT R+71
- Tooele County, UT R+45
- Davis County, UT R+24
- Morgan County, UT R+63
- Sanpete County, UT R+63
- Weber County, UT R+21
- Carbon County, UT R+56
Counties with Similar Populations
- Providence County, RI D+20
- Kent County, MI D+10
- Arapahoe County, CO D+22
- Tulsa County, OK Even
- Bucks County, PA Even
- Jefferson County, AL D+20
- Monmouth County, NJ R+8
- Bernalillo County, NM D+21
- Ocean County, NJ R+39
- District of Columbia, DC D+80
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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.