The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Salt Lake County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Salt Lake County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Salt Lake County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Salt Lake County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Salt Lake County, 33.68% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Salt Lake County women make up 49.81% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Salt Lake County is 33.3, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Salt Lake County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Salt Lake County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 38% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Davis County, UT: more conservative voters
- Utah County, UT: more conservative voters
- Morgan County, UT: more conservative voters
- Wasatch County, UT: more conservative voters
- Summit County, UT: more liberal voters
- Weber County, UT: more conservative voters
- Tooele County, UT: more conservative voters
- Juab County, UT: more conservative voters
- Box Elder County, UT: more conservative voters
- Cache County, UT: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Contra Costa County, CA: more liberal voters
- Fairfax County, VA: more liberal voters
- Travis County, TX: more liberal voters
- Montgomery County, MD: more liberal voters
- Mecklenburg County, NC: more liberal voters
- St. Louis County, MO: more liberal voters
- Hennepin County, MN: more liberal voters
- Wake County, NC: more liberal voters
- Pima County, AZ: more liberal voters
- Allegheny County, PA: more liberal voters
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