Vernon is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Vernon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vernon, ~3% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vernon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vernon leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Vernon runs about 54 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Vernon 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 Vernon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Vernon live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Vernon fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Vernon are family households, above 83% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Vernon, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Vernon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Vernon 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rush Valley, UT R+76
- Dugway, UT R+52
- Eureka, UT R+76
- Terra, UT R+63
- Fairfield, UT R+69
- Cedar Valley, UT R+69
- Ophir, UT R+72
- Cedar Fort, UT R+69
- Stockton, UT R+69
- Elberta, UT R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Cooley, PA R+60
- Jeddo, AL R+73
- Lopez, PA R+43
- Letona, AR R+73
- Collins, TN R+68
- Lowry Mill, AL R+84
- Fishtail, MT R+40
- Pom-o-sa Heights, MO R+62
- Southworth, OH R+70
- Fickle, IN R+56
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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.