Wales is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Wales typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wales, ~6% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wales compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wales leans more Republican than 14 of 18 neighbors.
Wales runs about 53 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Wales 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 Wales, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Wales live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Wales are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Wales, UT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wales looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wales is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Wales have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moroni, UT R+66
- Chester, UT R+74
- Spring City, UT R+75
- Fountain Green, UT R+74
- Ephraim, UT R+50
- Mount Pleasant, UT R+68
- Levan, UT R+82
- Manti, UT R+63
- Oak Creek, UT R+64
- Fairview, UT R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sato, SC D+48
- Adamsville, TX R+72
- Kincaid, WV R+58
- Monroe Junction, WA R+16
- Dix, NE R+73
- Lucas, KY R+67
- Batavia Center, MI R+44
- Fawil, TX R+66
- Windfall, IN R+59
- Phelps, MO R+72
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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.