† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupRivertonUtahUnited States
English31.0%28.2%9.5%
German12.8%10.0%12.5%
Irish8.1%6.1%9.4%
Scottish4.6%3.9%1.3%
American4.3%3.9%5.3%
Danish4.3%3.9%—
Italian3.8%2.5%4.8%
Swedish3.5%2.6%—
Mexican7.1%10.7%11.3%
Venezuelan0.5%0.4%—
Salvadoran0.3%0.5%0.7%
Peruvian0.3%0.5%—
Spanish0.3%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%0.4%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%0.2%0.6%
Filipino0.2%0.3%0.9%
Tongan1.2%0.3%—
Samoan0.8%0.2%—
Navajo0.4%0.4%—
Aztec0.4%——
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
Riverton
Utah
United States
Median age
34.4
32.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.4%
11.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.8%
11.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Riverton
Utah
United States
Median household income
$126,910
$95,166
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.6%
8.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.7%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Riverton
Utah
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.8%
15.9%
22.3%
Spanish
6.0%
10.9%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.0%
1.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Riverton
Utah
United States
Catholic
—
6.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
2.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
26.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Riverton, Utah
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−59.0%
2008
−42.6%
2012
−62.5%
2016
−28.6%
2020
−35.4%
2024
−33.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.0%Harris7,352
65.2%Trump14,951
2.8%
R+33.1
D+2.3
R+31.6
22,947
R
30.4%Biden5,523
65.8%Trump11,958
3.8%
R+35.4
R+6.8
R+39.9
18,178
R
18.9%Clinton3,339
47.5%Trump8,377
33.5%
R+28.6
D+33.9
R+30.7
17,627
R
16.9%Obama2,767
79.4%Romney12,984
3.7%
R+62.5
R+19.9
R+66.3
16,356
R
27.3%Obama3,718
69.9%McCain9,510
2.8%
R+42.6
D+16.4
R+49.8
13,606
R
19.2%Kerry2,856
78.2%Bush11,620
2.6%
R+59.0
—
R+56.5
14,857
Riverton has nearly doubled in population since 2000, drawing young families into master-planned subdivisions along the Wasatch Front. That growth keeps voter rolls in flux and makes registration-rate comparisons across cycles tricky.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 62.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.3 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.1 points.
A population of 45,457, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $126,910 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Syracuse and Clinton.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Riverton, Utah voted Republican by 33.1 points (R+33.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,947 votes cast, 7,352 went Democratic and 14,951 went Republican.
How many people live in Riverton, Utah?
Riverton, Utah has a population of 45,457 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Riverton, Utah?
Median household income in Riverton, Utah is $126,910 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Riverton, Utah?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Riverton, Utah from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
