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Cedar City, UT
presidential margin
2008R+56.32012R+71.72016R+51.12020R+56.22024R+57.0
full record · 1896 → 2024
R+57.0
2024
median income$66,247U.S. $80,734 · UT $95,166
median age30.2U.S. 39.1 · UT 32.2
poverty rate13.8%U.S. 12.5% · UT 8.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)31.6%U.S. 35.6% · UT 37.9%
non-english8.6%U.S. 22.3% · UT 15.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English29.0%
German9.9%
American7.3%
Mexican8.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Colombian0.3%
Navajo0.3%
Samoan0.2%
Asian Indian0.3%
Chinese0.3%
Japanese0.3%
religion
other traditions
Other Christian0.6%
Mainline0.3%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Cedar City, UT, Utah

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Cedar City, UTTrumpR+57.0
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2024 presidential margin by county for Cedar City, UT, UTA map of the single county of Cedar City, UT, UT, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Iron County, UT · R+57.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.4%21,571
Kamala HarrisDemocratic20.4%5,683
Chase OliverLibertarian2.2%624
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Cedar City, UT, UT — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Iron County, UTRepublicanR+57.0
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
20.4%Harris5,683
77.4%Trump21,571
2.2%Oliver624
−57.0%
27,878
R
19.5%Biden4,892
75.6%Trump18,989
4.9%Jorgensen1,223
−56.2%
25,104
R
13.7%Clinton2,450
64.8%Trump11,561
21.4%McMullin3,820
−51.1%
17,831
R
12.8%Obama2,148
84.5%Romney14,200
2.8%Johnson463
−71.7%
16,811
R
19.8%Obama3,258
76.1%McCain12,518
4.1%Baldwin674
−56.3%
16,450
R
14.7%Kerry2,267
83.0%Bush12,815
2.4%Nader364
−68.3%
15,446
R
14.2%Gore1,789
80.2%Bush10,106
5.6%Nader699
−66.0%
12,594
R
20.1%Clinton1,887
69.7%Dole6,550
10.2%Perot954
−49.7%
9,391
R
16.4%Clinton1,537
59.9%Bush5,616
23.7%Perot2,225
−43.5%
9,378
R
22.1%Dukakis1,736
76.7%Bush6,038
1.2%Paul94
−54.7%
7,868
R
16.3%Mondale1,342
83.1%Reagan6,856
0.6%Bergland53
−66.8%
8,251
R
15.9%Carter1,242
79.5%Reagan6,207
4.5%Anderson355
−63.6%
7,804
R
24.9%Carter1,700
69.6%Ford4,757
5.5%Anderson376
−44.7%
6,833
R
16.5%McGovern1,098
76.5%Nixon5,085
7.0%Schmitz465
−60.0%
6,648
R
23.1%Humphrey1,157
66.6%Nixon3,337
10.3%Wallace517
−43.5%
5,011
R
44.9%Johnson2,053
55.1%Goldwater2,522
0.0%
−10.3%
4,575
R
36.1%Kennedy1,738
63.9%Nixon3,079
0.0%Byrd1
−27.8%
4,818
R
28.3%Stevenson1,311
71.7%Eisenhower3,321
0.0%
−43.4%
4,632
R
33.5%Stevenson1,596
66.5%Eisenhower3,175
0.0%
−33.1%
4,771
R
40.8%Truman1,596
58.5%Dewey2,289
0.7%Thurmond26
−17.7%
3,911
R
46.3%Roosevelt1,677
53.3%Dewey1,930
0.4%Thomas14
−7.0%
3,621
R
47.9%Roosevelt1,915
51.5%Willkie2,060
0.6%Thomas23
−3.6%
3,998
D
56.1%Roosevelt1,844
42.4%Landon1,396
1.5%Lemke49
+13.6%
3,289
R
42.9%Roosevelt1,358
50.6%Hoover1,599
6.5%Thomas206
−7.6%
3,163
R
27.0%Smith682
72.1%Hoover1,823
0.9%Thomas23
−45.1%
2,528
R
22.6%Davis485
66.5%Coolidge1,429
11.0%La Follette236
−43.9%
2,150
R
27.9%Cox561
69.6%Harding1,399
2.5%Debs50
−41.7%
2,010
D
56.1%Wilson1,156
40.0%Hughes825
3.9%Benson80
+16.1%
2,061
R
38.9%Wilson544
49.7%Taft695
11.4%Roosevelt159
−10.8%
1,398
R
38.2%Bryan488
55.8%Taft712
6.0%Debs76
−17.6%
1,276
R
35.0%Parker442
58.7%Roosevelt741
6.3%Debs79
−23.7%
1,262
D
52.9%Bryan708
46.9%McKinley628
0.1%Woolley2
+6.0%
1,338
D
79.7%Bryan806
20.3%McKinley205
0.0%
+59.4%
1,011
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1896–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1896 to 2024. Most recent: −57.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1940−57.0%DR18962024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1896+59.4%
1900+6.0%
1904−23.7%
1908−17.6%
1912−10.8%
1916+16.1%
1920−41.7%
1924−43.9%
1928−45.1%
1932−7.6%
1936+13.6%
1940−3.6%
1944−7.0%
1948−17.7%
1952−33.1%
1956−43.4%
1960−27.8%
1964−10.3%
1968−43.5%
1972−60.0%
1976−44.7%
1980−63.6%
1984−66.8%
1988−54.7%
1992−43.5%
1996−49.7%
2000−66.0%
2004−68.3%
2008−56.3%
2012−71.7%
2016−51.1%
2020−56.2%
2024−57.0%
DemocraticRepublican

Home to Southern Utah University, Cedar City tempers the region's heavily Republican baseline with a modest student and arts-community presence, though Republicans routinely post margins above 40 points in countywide contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.4 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 71.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.0 points.

A population of 62,252, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,247 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rexburg, ID and Idaho Falls, ID.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Rexburg, ID
99.1twin score
2000–2012 trajectory12-yr trend≠ median age
Idaho Falls, ID
95.4twin score
2000–2012 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
Vernal, UT
94.1twin score
2000–2012 trajectory≠ college share

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cedar City, UT, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cedar City, UT, Utah voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,878 votes cast, 5,683 went Democratic and 21,571 went Republican.
When did Cedar City, UT, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cedar City, UT, Utah voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Cedar City, UT, Utah?
Cedar City, UT, Utah has a population of 62,252 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cedar City, UT, Utah?
Median household income in Cedar City, UT, Utah is $66,247 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Cedar City, UT, Utah?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Cedar City, UT, Utah from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.