Woods Cross leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Woods Cross typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woods Cross, ~29% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woods Cross compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woods Cross leans more Republican than 28 of 59 neighbors.
Politically, Woods Cross sits close to the rest of Utah.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woods Cross. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Woods Cross 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 Woods Cross, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Woods Cross votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 88%, 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 78% of households in Woods Cross are family households, above 84% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Woods Cross, 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 Woods Cross looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woods Cross 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Woods Cross have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Salt Lake, UT R+5
- Bountiful, UT R+12
- West Bountiful, UT R+29
- Centerville, UT R+21
- Farmington, UT R+26
- Salt Lake City, UT D+7
- Fruit Heights, UT R+32
- Kaysville, UT R+34
- West Kaysville, UT R+47
- South Salt Lake, UT D+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Amityville, NY R+7
- Wytheville, VA R+45
- Price, UT R+50
- Ridgefield, NJ Even
- Sun Village, CA D+4
- Felton, DE R+24
- West Point, UT R+43
- Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA D+62
- Lincolnshire, IL D+28
- Lindon, UT R+47
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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.