Salt Lake County, Utah: Democratic loyalist county. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,196,5232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $97,4942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1980MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- McLean County, IL · similarity 0.92
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Salt Lake CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Salt Lake County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 273,658 | 221,555 | 509,637 | ||
| D | 289,906 | 230,174 | 546,581 | ||
| D | 175,863 | 138,043 | 423,743 | ||
| R | 146,147 | 223,811 | 384,174 | ||
| D | 176,988 | 176,692 | 363,749 | ||
| R | 135,949 | 215,728 | 362,138 | ||
| R | 107,576 | 171,585 | 307,258 | ||
| R | 117,951 | 127,951 | 281,177 | ||
| R | 100,082 | 117,247 | 318,731 | ||
| R | 107,453 | 163,557 | 276,903 | ||
| R | 78,488 | 183,536 | 264,926 | ||
| R | 58,472 | 169,411 | 252,835 | ||
| R | 86,659 | 144,100 | 238,777 | ||
| R | 68,489 | 132,066 | 209,666 | ||
| R | 77,247 | 101,942 | 188,663 | ||
| D | 103,926 | 78,118 | 182,044 | ||
| R | 75,868 | 90,845 | 166,713 | ||
| R | 53,038 | 95,179 | 148,217 | ||
| R | 59,470 | 84,176 | 143,646 | ||
| D | 62,957 | 52,479 | 116,917 | ||
| D | 66,114 | 39,327 | 105,598 | ||
| D | 67,318 | 35,427 | 102,926 | ||
| D | 62,386 | 23,819 | 86,929 | ||
| D | 48,012 | 32,224 | 82,292 | ||
| R | 34,127 | 34,393 | 68,940 | ||
| R | 14,853 | 27,215 | 58,602 | ||
| R | 19,249 | 27,841 | 50,873 | ||
| D | 30,707 | 17,593 | 50,189 | ||
| O | 10,468 | 12,719 | 36,192 | ||
| R | 12,954 | 20,805 | 35,859 | ||
| R | 8,389 | 20,665 | 31,745 | ||
| R | 12,840 | 13,496 | 26,909 | ||
| D | 18,617 | 2,577 | 21,215 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
24.5%
German
10.1%
Irish
6.4%
Scottish
3.6%
American
3.4%
Italian
3.0%
French
1.8%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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: 34.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$97,494
Salt Lake County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Salt Lake County$97,494
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.5%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.5%
speak English only
Spanish13.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to nearly a third of Utah's population, Salt Lake County shifted from reliably Republican to a consistent Democratic lean, posting a D+10.1 margin in 2024 — an outlier in an otherwise deeply red state.
The Democratic margin in Salt Lake County reached its widest at seventy-six points in 1896. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $97,494, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,196,523 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McLean County and Teton County.
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Salt Lake County, Utah — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/49035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Salt Lake County, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Salt Lake County, Utah voted Democratic by 10.2 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 509,637 votes cast, 273,658 went Democratic and 221,555 went Republican.
What is Salt Lake County, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Salt Lake County, Utah as a "Democratic loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Salt Lake County, Utah last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Salt Lake County, Utah voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Salt Lake County, Utah?
Salt Lake County, Utah has a population of 1,196,523 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Salt Lake County, Utah?
Median household income in Salt Lake County, Utah is $97,494 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Salt Lake County, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Salt Lake County, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.