Westpointe leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Westpointe typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westpointe, ~25% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westpointe compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Westpointe is the least Democratic-leaning.
Westpointe runs about 44 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Westpointe is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Westpointe 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 Westpointe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Westpointe votes against the grain of Utah. Utah leans Republican overall, while Westpointe runs about 44 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Westpointe, Salt Lake City, UT sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Westpointe looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Westpointe is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 23%, about 13 points above the Utah average of 10%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 9% of homes in Westpointe have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Westpointe sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Rose Park, Salt Lake City, UT D+30
- Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, UT D+30
- Fairpark, Salt Lake City, UT D+40
- Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT D+52
- Poplar Grove, Salt Lake City, UT D+34
- Downtown, Salt Lake City, UT D+48
- Glendale, Salt Lake City, UT D+24
- The Avenues, Salt Lake City, UT D+64
- Central City, Salt Lake City, UT D+60
- People's Freeway, Salt Lake City, UT D+47
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Midtown, Sacramento, CA D+71
- Rolling Hills Ranch, Chula Vista, CA D+9
- Berkeley, Denver, CO D+64
- Southland Deerfield Open Gates, Lexington, KY D+30
- Regent Park, Detroit, MI D+85
- Woodland Acres, Jacksonville, FL D+26
- West Cambridge, Cambridge, MA D+78
- Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN D+73
- Klondike, Louisville, KY D+23
- Gateway West, Sacramento, CA D+23
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.