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Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1896–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1896 → 2024

2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English24.6%28.2%9.5%

German10.1%10.0%12.5%

Irish6.3%6.1%9.4%

Scottish3.6%3.9%1.3%

American3.5%3.9%5.3%

Danish3.4%3.9%—

Italian3.0%2.5%4.8%

Swedish2.8%2.6%—

Mexican13.8%10.7%11.3%

Venezuelan0.8%0.4%—

Salvadoran0.6%0.5%0.7%

Peruvian0.6%0.5%—

Spanish0.6%0.4%—

Puerto Rican0.5%0.4%1.8%

Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%

Colombian0.5%—0.4%

Asian Indian0.8%0.4%1.4%

Chinese0.8%0.4%1.3%

Vietnamese0.6%0.2%0.6%

Filipino0.4%0.3%0.9%

Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%

Japanese0.2%—0.2%

Nepalese0.2%——

Tongan0.6%0.3%—

Samoan0.4%0.2%—

Navajo0.2%0.4%—

Aztec0.2%——

African American†0.9%0.5%9.9%

African0.3%—0.5%

Sudanese0.2%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Utah	United States
Median age	33.9	32.2	39.1
Age 18–24	10.0%	11.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	11.9%	11.8%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Utah	United States
Median household income	$98,059	$95,166	$84,427
Poverty rate	7.9%	8.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	38.4%	37.9%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Utah	United States
Owner-occupied homes	67.0%	70.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	33.0%	29.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$515,400	$489,400	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,583	$1,496	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	48.5%	47.2%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	5.2%	8.1%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Utah	United States
Mean commute	22.8 min	22.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.1%	4.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	64.8%	67.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	2.1%	1.6%	3.2%
Works from home	19.4%	17.6%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Utah	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	21.0%	15.9%	22.3%
Spanish	13.5%	10.9%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	1.8%	1.2%	2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island	1.6%	1.0%	1.1%

Religious landscape

Measure	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Utah	United States
Catholic	9.0%	6.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	2.4%	2.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	32.3%	26.8%	51.5%
Latter-day Saints	52.0%	62.2%	2.0%

Origins and service

Measure	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	Utah	United States
Foreign-born residents	12.9%	8.9%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	5.4%	3.8%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	7.5%	5.1%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	4.0%	4.6%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.426	0.427	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Vote totals, margins, and source status

HarrisDemocratic52.1%283,218TrumpRepublican45.1%245,039OliverLibertarian1.0%5,616

D+7.0

Lead: 38,179
Total: 543,643
vs nation: D+8.5

BidenDemocratic51.7%298,849TrumpRepublican43.5%251,188OtherAll other candidates4.9%28,062

D+8.2

Lead: 47,661
Total: 578,099
vs nation: D+3.8

ClintonDemocratic40.5%180,436TrumpRepublican33.5%149,212OtherAll other candidates26.0%116,087

D+7.0

Lead: 31,224
Total: 445,735
vs nation: D+4.9

ObamaDemocratic37.3%150,671RomneyRepublican59.0%238,079OtherAll other candidates3.7%14,766

R+21.7

Lead: 87,408
Total: 403,516
vs nation: R+25.5

ObamaDemocratic48.0%182,818McCainRepublican49.3%187,690OtherAll other candidates2.8%10,578

R+1.3

Lead: 4,872
Total: 381,086
vs nation: R+8.6

KerryDemocratic37.0%140,079BushRepublican60.2%227,909OtherAll other candidates2.9%10,814

R+23.2

Lead: 87,830
Total: 378,802
vs nation: R+20.7

GoreDemocratic34.9%111,577BushRepublican56.1%179,392OtherAll other candidates9.0%28,769

R+21.2

Lead: 67,815
Total: 319,738
vs nation: R+21.7

ClintonDemocratic42.0%121,943DoleRepublican45.4%131,832OtherAll other candidates12.6%36,714

R+3.4

Lead: 9,889
Total: 290,489
vs nation: R+11.9

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+7.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 1,275,8702024 5-year
Population density: 164 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 7,793 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $98,0592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.3%2024 5-year
Black: 1.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75.3 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+43.4 in 1980MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Heber, UT · twin score 81.8

presidential history

Party record book

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1896–2024 · 33 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

87.6%

20,301 votes · D+75.3

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 71.7%

Republican

Ronald Reagan1984

69.1%

190,014 votes · R+39.2

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1980 · 66.8%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

298,849votes

51.7% of the vote · D+8.2

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 283,218 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

251,188votes

43.5% of the vote · D+8.2

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 245,039 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

+81.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+75.3 · U.S. R+6.1

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +22.4 pts

Republican

Ronald Reagan1980

+33.6pts R vs U.S.

Place R+43.4 · U.S. R+9.7

Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1912 · +26.2 pts

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	49.5%248,452	50.5%253,165	501,617

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026R+18.7

Presidential vote · 2024D+7.0

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT registers Republican but votes Democratic — a 26-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.

640,041 registered voters · 2026

Democratic21.9%Republican40.6%Unaffiliated31.5%Other6.0%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net domestic migration over time

−6,099 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −35,162 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Domestic migration in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+530
2012	+1,737
2013	+1,475
2014	−4,052
2015	−511
2016	+3,698
2017	+2,534
2018	+106
2019	−81
2021	−6,278
2022	−6,661
2023	−13,016
2024	−8,544
2025	−6,099

Salt Lake City and its Murray corridor have shifted measurably toward competitive margins over the past decade as the metro's educated, younger workforce has grown — making it an outlier within Utah's otherwise reliably Republican statewide map.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.3 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 43.4 points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.0 points.

A population of 1,275,870, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,059 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Heber, UT and Ogden, UT.

Political twins — metros

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

Heber, UT

81.8twin score

12-yr trendelasticity% Evangelical≠ population scale

Ogden, UT

79.9twin score

12-yr trendmedian income% Evangelical≠ 2008 margin

Colorado Springs, CO

75.9twin score

population scalemedian incomecollege share≠ 12-yr trend

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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah vote in 2024?

In 2024, Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah voted Democratic by 7.0 points (D+7.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 543,643 votes cast, 283,218 went Democratic and 245,039 went Republican.

When did Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah has a population of 1,275,870 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?

Median household income in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah is $98,059 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.

What is the political history of Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?

Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.

Measure

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Utah

United States

Median age

33.9

32.2

39.1

Age 18–24

10.0%

11.6%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

11.9%

11.8%

17.2%

Measure

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Utah

United States

Median household income

$98,059

$95,166

$84,427

Poverty rate

7.9%

8.5%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

38.4%

37.9%

35.6%

Measure

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Utah

United States

Owner-occupied homes

67.0%

70.2%

65.2%

Renter-occupied homes

33.0%

29.8%

34.8%

Median home value

$515,400

$489,400

$332,700

Median gross rent (monthly)

$1,583

$1,496

$1,413

Renters paying 30%+ of income

48.5%

47.2%

51.1%

Vacant housing units

5.2%

8.1%

10.1%

Measure

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Utah

United States

Mean commute

22.8 min

22.1 min

26.4 min

Commutes 60 minutes or more

4.1%

4.7%

8.6%

Drives alone to work

64.8%

67.4%

68.8%

Takes public transit

2.1%

1.6%

3.2%

Works from home

19.4%

17.6%

15.1%

Measure

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Utah

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

21.0%

15.9%

22.3%

Spanish

13.5%

10.9%

13.6%

Other Indo-European

1.8%

1.2%

2.0%

Other Asian & Pacific Island

1.6%

1.0%

1.1%

Measure

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Utah

United States

Catholic

9.0%

6.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

2.4%

2.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

32.3%

26.8%

51.5%

Latter-day Saints

52.0%

62.2%

2.0%

Measure

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Utah

United States

Foreign-born residents

12.9%

8.9%

14.1%

Naturalized citizens

5.4%

3.8%

7.4%

Not U.S. citizens

7.5%

5.1%

6.8%

Veterans (18+)

4.0%

4.6%

6.2%

Income inequality (Gini)

0.426

0.427

0.483

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+7.0MIT Election Lab

Population

1,275,8702024 5-year

Population density

164 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line

Land area

7,793 sq miTIGER/Line

Median household income

$98,0592024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

67.3%2024 5-year

Black

1.7%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

20.3%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+75.3 in 1896MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+43.4 in 1980MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Heber, UT · twin score 81.8

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

49.5%248,452

50.5%253,165

501,617

Frequently asked questions

How did Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah vote in 2024?

In 2024, Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah voted Democratic by 7.0 points (D+7.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 543,643 votes cast, 283,218 went Democratic and 245,039 went Republican.

When did Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah has a population of 1,275,870 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?

Median household income in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah is $98,059 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.

What is the political history of Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?

Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.

President margin by year

President results by year

Key facts

Party record book

Highest vote share

Most votes

Best relative to the U.S.

U.S. House

Registered voters

Who moves in and out

Compare two places, side by side

Places within Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Frequently asked questions

President margin by year

President results by year

Key facts

Party record book

Highest vote share

Most votes

Best relative to the U.S.

U.S. House

Registered voters

Who moves in and out

Compare two places, side by side

Places within Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

Frequently asked questions