West Bountiful leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 77% of adults in West Bountiful typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Bountiful, ~27% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Bountiful compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Bountiful leans more Republican than 34 of 58 neighbors.
West Bountiful runs about 8 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Bountiful. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 11 points.
Why West Bountiful 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 West Bountiful, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Bountiful votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, 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 88% of households in West Bountiful are family households, above 98% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; West Bountiful, 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 West Bountiful looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Bountiful 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in West Bountiful have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Centerville, UT R+21
- Woods Cross, UT R+23
- Bountiful, UT R+12
- North Salt Lake, UT R+5
- Farmington, UT R+26
- Fruit Heights, UT R+32
- Kaysville, UT R+34
- West Kaysville, UT R+47
- Salt Lake City, UT D+7
- Richville, UT R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Midland City, AL R+52
- Cave Springs, AR R+29
- Pana, IL R+41
- Centerville, IA R+34
- Midway, UT R+25
- Hugo, OK R+36
- Eastwood, MI D+31
- Watsontown, PA R+49
- Carlstadt, NJ R+20
- Edinburgh, IN R+52
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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.