Utah 1st Congressional District (UT) — Elections 1876–2024

Utah 1st Congressional District, Utah: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+21MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 819,9792024 5-year
Median household income: $94,8862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 81.0%2024 5-year
Black: 1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+65 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53 in 1980MIT Election Lab

MOORE, Blake D.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: BISHOP, Robert (Rob) (2019–2021), BISHOP, Robert (Rob) (2017–2019), BISHOP, Robert (Rob) (2015–2017), BISHOP, Robert (Rob) (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

8 counties · 2 D · 6 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−21.1%	135,727	211,207	357,644
2020	R	−20.7%	133,906	208,857	362,788
2016	R	−17.1%	75,893	124,144	282,599
2012	R	−48.4%	61,822	184,214	252,939
2008	R	−29.2%	81,762	152,169	241,163
2004	R	−46.9%	59,993	170,969	236,447
2000	R	−39.9%	53,281	132,609	198,823
1996	R	−19.0%	58,734	91,356	171,853
1992	R	−19.1%	47,393	85,630	199,963
1988	R	−37.5%	54,322	121,267	178,309
1984	R	−51.0%	41,817	130,296	173,431
1980	R	−52.7%	34,317	122,949	168,209
1976	R	−29.3%	51,592	96,774	154,133
1972	R	−45.0%	34,720	97,930	140,341
1968	R	−21.9%	44,551	71,830	124,724
1964	D	+7.6%	64,040	55,016	119,056
1960	R	−9.4%	49,586	59,852	109,476
1956	R	−25.7%	35,367	59,771	95,138
1952	R	−16.5%	39,397	54,938	94,335
1948	D	+13.0%	44,315	34,022	78,928
1944	D	+25.6%	44,411	26,304	70,808
1940	D	+28.8%	44,262	24,468	68,794
1936	D	+46.1%	44,203	16,128	60,852
1932	D	+15.4%	31,976	23,230	56,734
1928	R	−7.2%	22,763	26,330	49,391
1924	R	−18.9%	13,416	21,893	44,963
1920	R	−14.7%	16,275	22,296	41,050
1916	D	+20.0%	23,344	15,409	39,723
1912	R	−2.1%	10,541	11,196	31,558
1908	R	−16.5%	12,286	17,396	30,882
1904	R	−27.8%	10,024	18,276	29,724
1900	R	−2.0%	12,418	12,922	25,552
1896	D	+65.0%	18,401	3,898	22,302
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

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

English

27.7%

German

9.8%

Irish

6.2%

American

4.1%

Scottish

4.0%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 32.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.7%

1.5%

75–84

1.8%

3.5%

65–74

3.7%

4.8%

55–64

4.7%

5.7%

45–54

5.5%

7.1%

35–44

6.8%

7.6%

25–34

7.1%

5.7%

18–24

5.6%

10.7%

5–17

10.1%

3.5%

3.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$94,886

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$94,886

Utah$95,166

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.2%

Working age (18–64)8.0%

Seniors (65+)8.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.6%

speak English only

Spanish10.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Other Indo-European1.7%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

62.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.6%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Mainline Protestant

0.6%

Baptist

0.5%

Methodist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the rural stretches of northern and central Utah, this district returned a 32-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a voter base shaped by agriculture, extractive industries, and the state's dominant Latter-day Saint cultural geography.

The Republican margin in Utah 1st Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1980. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $94,886, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 819,979 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Utah vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Utah voted Republican by 21.1 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 357,644 votes cast, 135,727 went Democratic and 211,207 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Utah's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Utah as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Utah last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Utah?

Congressional District 1, Utah has a population of 819,979 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Utah?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Utah is $94,886 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Utah?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Utah 1st Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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