Wasatch Hollow, Salt Lake City, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Wasatch Hollow

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Wasatch Hollow is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Wasatch Hollow typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wasatch Hollow, ~67% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Wasatch Hollow compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wasatch Hollow leans more Democratic than 15 of 17 neighbors.

Wasatch Hollow runs about 89 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Wasatch Hollow is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Wasatch Hollow. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 25 points.

Why Wasatch Hollow leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wasatch Hollow, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Wasatch Hollow hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Wasatch Hollow runs against the grain of Utah, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Wasatch Hollow, Salt Lake City, UT sits in the top quarter 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 Wasatch Hollow looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wasatch Hollow 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Wasatch Hollow have completed high school, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.