combined metro areaSalt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+42.1
2008R+23.5
2012R+43.8
2016R+11.6
2020R+13.6
2024R+14.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 64.7% of 1,868,673 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
497,870
675,559
35,841
1,209,270
1,868,673
64.7%
2020
500,872
669,095
69,675
1,239,642
1,702,877
72.8%
2016
277,916
387,072
275,223
940,211
1,555,755
60.4%
2012
223,000
588,719
24,210
835,929
1,441,236
58.0%
2008
286,074
468,472
22,452
776,998
1,398,229
55.6%
2004
210,647
530,525
19,345
760,517
1,355,222†
56.1%
† 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
11 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
GroupSalt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-IDUnited States
English27.9%9.5%
German10.0%12.5%
Irish6.0%9.4%
Scottish3.9%1.3%
American3.8%5.3%
Danish3.8%—
Swedish2.6%—
Italian2.6%4.8%
Mexican11.3%11.3%
Peruvian0.5%—
Venezuelan0.5%—
Salvadoran0.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Spanish0.4%—
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%
Spaniard0.2%—
Chinese0.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.4%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%0.6%
Korean0.2%0.4%
Tongan0.4%—
Samoan0.3%—
Navajo0.2%—
African American†0.6%9.9%
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-Provo-Orem, UT-ID
United States
Median age
31.8
39.1
Age 18–24
11.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID
United States
Median household income
$100,349
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
39.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.2%
22.3%
Spanish
11.8%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.3%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID
United States
Catholic
6.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
2.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
26.0%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
62.6%
2.0%
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.
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−63.9%
1896
+68.6%
1900
−2.4%
1904
−31.2%
1908
−18.3%
1912
−5.5%
1916
+22.4%
1920
−16.1%
1924
−19.3%
1928
−3.8%
1932
+17.7%
1936
+43.1%
1940
+29.1%
1944
+24.7%
1948
+11.1%
1952
−15.2%
1956
−27.0%
1960
−7.6%
1964
+11.8%
1968
−17.1%
1972
−39.2%
1976
−28.0%
1980
−51.3%
1984
−47.9%
1988
−32.3%
1992
−17.0%
1996
−17.9%
2000
−36.8%
2004
−42.1%
2008
−23.5%
2012
−43.8%
2016
−11.6%
2020
−13.6%
2024
−14.7%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
41.2%Harris497,870
55.9%Trump675,559
3.0%
R+14.7
R+1.1
R+13.2
1,209,270
R
40.4%Biden500,872
54.0%Trump669,095
5.6%
R+13.6
R+2.0
R+18.0
1,239,642
R
29.6%Clinton277,916
41.2%Trump387,072
29.3%
R+11.6
D+32.1
R+13.7
940,211
R
26.7%Obama223,000
70.4%Romney588,719
2.9%
R+43.8
R+20.3
R+47.6
835,929
R
36.8%Obama286,074
60.3%McCain468,472
2.9%
R+23.5
D+18.6
R+30.7
776,998
R
27.7%Kerry210,647
69.8%Bush530,525
2.5%
R+42.1
R+5.2
R+39.6
760,517
R
28.0%Gore176,868
64.8%Bush409,464
7.2%
R+36.8
R+19.0
R+37.3
631,624
R
34.9%Clinton191,876
52.8%Dole290,100
12.4%
R+17.9
R+0.9
R+26.4
549,929
R
25.3%Clinton158,096
42.4%Bush264,176
32.3%
R+17.0
D+15.3
R+22.6
623,737
R
32.9%Dukakis177,303
65.2%Bush350,991
1.8%
R+32.3
D+15.6
R+24.5
538,197
R
25.6%Mondale133,241
73.5%Reagan382,240
0.9%
R+47.9
D+3.4
R+29.7
519,961
R
20.8%Carter104,086
72.1%Reagan360,743
7.1%
R+51.3
R+23.3
R+41.6
500,382
R
34.2%Carter154,708
62.2%Ford281,398
3.6%
R+28.0
D+11.2
R+30.1
452,613
R
27.5%McGovern109,514
66.6%Nixon265,769
5.9%
R+39.2
R+22.1
R+16.0
398,932
R
38.4%Humphrey136,133
55.5%Nixon196,690
6.1%
R+17.1
R+28.9
R+16.4
354,528
D
55.9%Johnson187,896
44.1%Goldwater148,177
0.0%
D+11.8
D+19.4
R+10.8
336,073
R
46.2%Kennedy142,335
53.8%Nixon165,763
0.0%
R+7.6
D+19.4
R+7.8
308,174
R
36.5%Stevenson98,899
63.5%Eisenhower171,918
0.0%
R+27.0
R+11.8
R+11.6
270,817
R
42.4%Stevenson111,697
57.6%Eisenhower151,659
0.0%
R+15.2
R+26.3
R+4.4
263,357
D
55.0%Truman118,575
43.9%Dewey94,590
1.0%
D+11.1
R+13.5
D+6.7
215,411
D
62.3%Roosevelt119,985
37.6%Dewey72,464
0.1%
D+24.7
R+4.4
D+17.2
192,727
D
64.5%Roosevelt119,741
35.4%Willkie65,729
0.2%
D+29.1
R+14.0
D+19.1
185,751
D
71.2%Roosevelt114,023
28.1%Landon44,947
0.8%
D+43.1
D+25.4
D+18.9
160,223
D
57.6%Roosevelt87,410
39.9%Hoover60,524
2.5%
D+17.7
D+21.5
R+0.1
151,778
R
47.8%Smith62,069
51.6%Hoover66,972
0.6%
R+3.8
D+15.5
D+13.7
129,813
R
27.9%Davis31,754
47.2%Coolidge53,654
24.9%
R+19.3
R+3.1
D+5.9
113,652
R
38.8%Cox39,739
54.9%Harding56,286
6.3%
R+16.1
R+38.6
D+10.0
102,488
D
59.5%Wilson60,080
37.1%Hughes37,433
3.4%
D+22.4
D+27.9
D+19.3
100,940
R
31.5%Wilson25,824
37.0%Taft30,332
31.4%
R+5.5
D+12.8
R+25.0
81,884
R
38.5%Bryan31,092
56.8%Taft45,880
4.8%
R+18.3
D+12.9
R+8.7
80,844
R
31.3%Parker23,226
62.5%Roosevelt46,430
6.2%
R+31.2
R+28.8
R+11.6
74,286
R
48.1%Bryan32,392
50.5%McKinley34,003
1.3%
R+2.4
R+71.0
D+5.2
67,290
D
84.3%Bryan46,420
15.7%McKinley8,636
0.1%
D+68.6
D+132.5
D+74.7
55,084
R
0.0%Cleveland0
63.9%Harrison267
36.1%
R+63.9
—
R+65.5
418
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+33.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+14.7
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 19 points more Republican.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2018 (partial)
2,465
94
1,883
465
23
2020 (partial)
2,905
136
2,225
512
32
2022 (partial)
2,755
122
2,184
410
39
2024 (partial)
2,980
120
2,409
407
44
2026 (partial)
1,447,053
222,676
710,713
427,126
86,538
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,782 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +63,356 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID in Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−123
2012
−204
2013
+5,255
2014
−1,666
2015
+4,940
2016
+17,035
2017
+14,231
2018
+8,982
2019
+8,438
2021
+13,709
2022
+2,803
2023
−6,143
2024
−2,119
2025
−1,782
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID sits in the Mountain West. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 68.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 63.9 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.7 points.
A population of 2,792,856, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,349 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Idaho Falls-Rexburg-Blackfoot, ID and Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR.
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How did Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah voted Republican by 14.7 points (R+14.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,209,270 votes cast, 497,870 went Democratic and 675,559 went Republican.
When did Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah?
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah has a population of 2,792,856 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-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah?
Median household income in Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah is $100,349 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
