Wheelon is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Wheelon typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wheelon, ~9% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wheelon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wheelon leans more Republican than 26 of 49 neighbors.
Wheelon runs about 50 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Wheelon 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 Wheelon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 86% of households in Wheelon are family households, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wheelon, UT sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wheelon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wheelon 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Wheelon own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cache Junction, UT R+68
- Collinston, UT R+73
- Fielding, UT R+74
- Newton, UT R+68
- Peter, UT R+63
- Riverside, UT R+73
- Plymouth, UT R+78
- Clarkston, UT R+68
- Garland, UT R+67
- Amalga, UT R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waterloo, PA R+73
- Lorenton, PA R+66
- Brice, TX R+77
- Upper Hill, MD R+33
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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.