Utah — Elections 1876–2024

Utah: state. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+22MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 3,392,3312024 5-year
Median household income: $95,1662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.8%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+65 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1980MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Utah

TrumpR+22

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	59.4%	883,799
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	37.8%	562,560
OtherAll other candidates	2.8%	42,110

D+60

R+60

29 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	No data
1896	+65.4%
1900	−2.3%
1904	−28.6%
1908	−17.0%
1912	−4.9%
1916	+21.0%
1920	−17.1%
1924	−19.3%
1928	−7.7%
1932	+15.5%
1936	+39.5%
1940	+24.7%
1944	+21.0%
1948	+9.0%
1952	−17.9%
1956	−29.1%
1960	−9.6%
1964	+9.4%
1968	−19.4%
1972	−41.2%
1976	−28.8%
1980	−52.2%
1984	−49.8%
1988	−34.2%
1992	−18.7%
1996	−21.1%
2000	−40.5%
2004	−45.5%
2008	−28.2%
2012	−47.9%
2016	−17.9%
2020	−20.2%
2024	−21.6%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−21.6%	562,560	883,799	1,488,469
2020	R	−20.2%	560,282	865,140	1,505,982
2016	R	−17.9%	310,676	515,231	1,143,732
2012	R	−47.9%	251,813	740,600	1,020,861
2008	R	−28.2%	327,670	596,030	952,370
2004	R	−45.5%	241,199	663,742	927,844
2000	R	−40.5%	203,053	515,096	770,754
1996	R	−21.1%	221,633	361,911	665,629
1992	R	−18.7%	183,429	322,632	744,068
1988	R	−34.2%	207,343	428,442	647,008
1984	R	−49.8%	155,369	469,105	629,656
1980	R	−52.2%	124,266	439,687	604,222
1976	R	−28.8%	182,110	337,908	541,198
1972	R	−41.2%	126,284	323,643	478,476
1968	R	−19.4%	156,665	238,728	422,568
1964	D	+9.4%	219,628	181,785	401,413
1960	R	−9.6%	169,248	205,362	374,710
1956	R	−29.1%	118,364	215,631	333,995
1952	R	−17.9%	135,364	194,190	329,554
1948	D	+9.0%	149,151	124,402	276,306
1944	D	+21.0%	150,088	97,891	248,319
1940	D	+24.7%	154,277	93,151	247,819
1936	D	+39.5%	150,248	64,555	216,679
1932	D	+15.5%	116,750	84,795	206,578
1928	R	−7.7%	80,985	94,618	176,603
1924	R	−19.3%	47,001	77,327	156,990
1920	R	−17.1%	56,639	81,555	145,828
1916	D	+21.0%	84,145	54,137	143,146
1912	R	−4.9%	36,579	42,100	112,386
1908	R	−17.0%	42,601	61,028	108,613
1904	R	−28.6%	33,413	62,446	101,672
1900	R	−2.3%	45,006	47,139	93,189
1896	D	+65.4%	64,607	13,491	78,119
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	31.7%	62.5%	1,463,509
2022	R	0.0%	53.2%	1,076,061
2018	R	30.9%	62.6%	1,062,845
2016	R	27.1%	68.1%	1,115,583
2012	R	30.0%	65.3%	1,006,901
2010	R	32.8%	61.6%	585,230
2006	R	31.1%	62.4%	571,252
2004	R	28.4%	68.7%	911,726
2000	R	31.5%	65.6%	769,704
1998	R	33.0%	64.0%	494,909
1994	R	28.3%	68.8%	519,304
1992	R	39.7%	55.4%	758,479
1988	R	31.7%	67.1%	640,702
1986	R	26.6%	72.3%	435,111
1982	R	41.3%	58.3%	530,802
1980	R	25.5%	73.6%	594,298
1976	R	42.9%	55.6%	522,108

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

28.2%

German

10.0%

Irish

6.1%

Scottish

3.9%

American

3.9%

Italian

2.6%

French

1.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 32.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.7%

1.6%

75–84

1.8%

3.5%

65–74

3.7%

4.6%

55–64

4.6%

5.6%

45–54

5.4%

7.0%

35–44

6.7%

7.6%

25–34

7.2%

5.9%

18–24

5.7%

10.7%

5–17

10.1%

3.6%

3.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$95,166

Utah ranks near the middle of US counties.

Utah$95,166

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.9%

Working age (18–64)8.4%

Seniors (65+)8.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.1%

speak English only

Spanish10.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%

Other Indo-European2.1%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

63.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.6%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Mainline Protestant

0.5%

Baptist

0.4%

Methodist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Utah sits in the Mountain West. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-five points in 1896 and a Republican high of fifty-two points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.

A population of 3,392,331, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,166 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Utah vote in 2024?

In 2024, Utah voted Republican by 21.6 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,488,469 votes cast, 562,560 went Democratic and 883,799 went Republican.

What is Utah's political typology?

Akashic places Utah in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.

When did Utah last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Utah voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Utah?

Utah has a population of 3,392,331 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Utah?

Median household income in Utah is $95,166 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.

What is the political history of Utah?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Salt Lake County, UT	D +52,719
Utah County, UT	D +35,658
Davis County, UT	D +21,179

Utah has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+22 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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