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.
Vernal, UT, Utah
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Vernal, UTTrumpR+73.6
18922024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican
85.9%
13,599
Kamala HarrisDemocratic
12.3%
1,952
Chase OliverLibertarian
1.8%
281
D+60R+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 Vernal, UT, UT — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Uintah County, UT
Republican
R+73.6
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34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
R
12.3%Harris1,952
85.9%Trump13,599
1.8%Oliver281
−73.6%
15,832
R
10.8%Biden1,663
86.3%Trump13,261
2.9%Jorgensen446
−75.5%
15,370
R
7.7%Clinton995
76.3%Trump9,810
16.0%McMullin2,059
−68.5%
12,864
R
8.6%Obama997
89.8%Romney10,421
1.7%Johnson193
−81.2%
11,611
R
14.4%Obama1,462
83.2%McCain8,441
2.4%Baldwin248
−68.8%
10,151
R
12.7%Kerry1,266
85.5%Bush8,518
1.7%Nader173
−72.8%
9,957
R
16.5%Gore1,387
80.2%Bush6,733
3.3%Nader277
−63.7%
8,397
R
23.0%Clinton1,714
63.5%Dole4,743
13.5%Perot1,007
−40.6%
7,464
R
17.7%Clinton1,374
45.1%Bush3,505
37.2%Perot2,895
−27.4%
7,774
R
24.9%Dukakis1,799
74.0%Bush5,341
1.1%Paul78
−49.1%
7,218
R
13.8%Mondale1,186
85.6%Reagan7,337
0.6%Bergland51
−71.7%
8,574
R
14.3%Carter1,049
82.4%Reagan6,045
3.2%Anderson238
−68.1%
7,332
R
23.1%Carter1,342
69.2%Ford4,017
7.7%Anderson448
−46.1%
5,807
R
12.2%McGovern716
80.3%Nixon4,712
7.5%Schmitz440
−68.1%
5,868
R
24.8%Humphrey1,145
65.6%Nixon3,034
9.6%Wallace443
−40.9%
4,622
R
46.8%Johnson2,142
53.2%Goldwater2,437
0.0%
−6.4%
4,579
R
32.4%Kennedy1,380
67.6%Nixon2,882
0.0%
−35.2%
4,262
R
22.4%Stevenson820
77.6%Eisenhower2,840
0.0%
−55.2%
3,660
R
28.8%Stevenson1,136
71.2%Eisenhower2,806
0.0%
−42.4%
3,942
D
51.4%Truman1,622
48.0%Dewey1,513
0.6%Thurmond18
+3.5%
3,153
D
50.6%Roosevelt1,519
49.3%Dewey1,479
0.1%Thomas2
+1.3%
3,000
D
52.2%Roosevelt1,773
47.8%Willkie1,624
0.1%Thomas2
+4.4%
3,399
D
61.0%Roosevelt1,986
36.6%Landon1,193
2.4%Lemke79
+24.3%
3,258
D
55.7%Roosevelt1,778
42.5%Hoover1,355
1.8%Thomas57
+13.3%
3,190
R
35.4%Smith880
64.0%Hoover1,589
0.6%Thomas14
−28.6%
2,483
R
33.6%Davis716
60.9%Coolidge1,296
5.5%La Follette116
−27.3%
2,128
R
36.5%Cox817
60.5%Harding1,354
3.0%Debs68
−24.0%
2,239
D
64.1%Wilson1,459
31.3%Hughes712
4.6%Benson105
+32.8%
2,276
O
29.5%Wilson566
28.4%Taft545
42.1%Roosevelt808
Roosevelt +12.6
1,919
R
42.5%Bryan683
48.4%Taft778
9.0%Debs145
−5.9%
1,606
R
42.2%Parker630
50.4%Roosevelt753
7.4%Debs111
−8.2%
1,494
D
54.6%Bryan773
45.1%McKinley639
0.3%Woolley4
+9.5%
1,416
D
88.8%Bryan890
11.2%McKinley112
0.0%
+77.6%
1,002
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1896–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1896
+77.6%
1900
+9.5%
1904
−8.2%
1908
−5.9%
1912
+1.1%
1916
+32.8%
1920
−24.0%
1924
−27.3%
1928
−28.6%
1932
+13.3%
1936
+24.3%
1940
+4.4%
1944
+1.3%
1948
+3.5%
1952
−42.4%
1956
−55.2%
1960
−35.2%
1964
−6.4%
1968
−40.9%
1972
−68.1%
1976
−46.1%
1980
−68.1%
1984
−71.7%
1988
−49.1%
1992
−27.4%
1996
−40.6%
2000
−63.7%
2004
−72.8%
2008
−68.8%
2012
−81.2%
2016
−68.5%
2020
−75.5%
2024
−73.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Vernal anchors Utah's energy-extraction economy, and its Uinta County core has delivered Republican presidential margins above 80% in recent cycles, reflecting the region's dependence on oil, gas, and mining employment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 81.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.6 points.
A population of 37,056, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,746 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blackfoot, ID and Cedar City, UT.
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In 2024, Vernal, UT, Utah voted Republican by 73.6 points (R+73.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,832 votes cast, 1,952 went Democratic and 13,599 went Republican.
When did Vernal, UT, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vernal, UT, Utah voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Vernal, UT, Utah?
Vernal, UT, Utah has a population of 37,056 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vernal, UT, Utah?
Median household income in Vernal, UT, Utah is $73,746 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Vernal, UT, Utah?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Vernal, UT, Utah from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.