Weber County leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Weber County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weber County, ~26% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weber County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Weber County leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Politically, Weber County sits close to the rest of Utah.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Weber County. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+53), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Weber County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Weber County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Weber County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 82%, far above the Utah average of 32%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Weber County are family households, above 91% of counties.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Weber County, 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 Weber County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Weber County 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Davis County, UT R+24
- Morgan County, UT R+63
- Box Elder County, UT R+56
- Cache County, UT R+32
- Salt Lake County, UT D+10
- Summit County, UT D+10
- Tooele County, UT R+45
- Rich County, UT R+66
- Wasatch County, UT R+33
- Franklin County, ID R+77
Counties with Similar Populations
- Marin County, CA D+48
- Kalamazoo County, MI D+17
- Harford County, MD R+4
- McLennan County, TX R+19
- St. Tammany Parish, LA R+35
- Cumberland County, PA R+9
- Madison County, IL R+11
- Cherokee County, GA R+33
- St. Clair County, IL D+13
- Webb County, TX Even
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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.