Washington Terrace, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Washington Terrace

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

Washington Terrace leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.

 

About 63% of adults in Washington Terrace typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Terrace, ~27% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Washington Terrace compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Washington Terrace leans more Republican than 3 of 52 neighbors.

Washington Terrace runs about 6 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Washington Terrace. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 13 points.

Why Washington Terrace 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 Washington Terrace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Washington Terrace votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 93%, far above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Washington Terrace, 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 Washington Terrace looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Washington Terrace 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.