West Jordan, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in West Jordan

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

West Jordan leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.

 

About 64% of adults in West Jordan typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Jordan, ~29% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How West Jordan compares

Among cities within 25 miles, West Jordan leans more Republican than 16 of 46 neighbors.

West Jordan runs about 15 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Jordan. The southwest side is the most split-leaning (R+16) and the northeast side is the least split-leaning (R+2), a spread of about 13 points.

Why West Jordan 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 Jordan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

West Jordan votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 91%, 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 81% of households in West Jordan are family households, above 91% of cities.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; West Jordan, UT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in West Jordan looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Jordan 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 70%, about 10 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.