Yalecrest, Salt Lake City, UT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Yalecrest

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

Yalecrest is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.

 

About 80% of adults in Yalecrest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yalecrest, ~65% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Yalecrest compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Yalecrest leans more Democratic than 11 of 17 neighbors.

Yalecrest runs about 83 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Yalecrest is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Yalecrest. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+57), a spread of about 10 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Yalecrest hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Yalecrest sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods). Yalecrest runs against the grain of Utah, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Yalecrest, Salt Lake City, UT sits in the top quarter 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 Yalecrest looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Yalecrest 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Yalecrest have completed high school, above 91% of neighborhoods. 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.