Utah leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Utah typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Utah, ~28% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Utah compares
Among states within 500 miles, Utah leans more Republican than 5 of 8 neighbors.
Politics vary noticeably by county within Utah. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+70), a spread of about 73 points.
Why Utah leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per state to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Utah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Utah votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 76%, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Utah are family households, in the top fraction of states.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Utah 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 Utah looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Utah 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 73% of households in Utah own their home, above 86% of states. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 93% of adults in Utah have completed high school, above 82% of states. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby States
- Nevada D+5
- Wyoming R+41
- Idaho R+34
- Colorado D+12
- Arizona Even
- New Mexico D+4
- Montana R+20
- California D+20
- Oregon D+14
- Washington D+16
States with Similar Populations
- Iowa R+12
- Nevada D+5
- Arkansas R+25
- Mississippi R+13
- Kansas R+14
- Oklahoma R+26
- Oregon D+14
- New Mexico D+4
- Kentucky R+28
- Nebraska R+15
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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.