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1876–2024
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID·Utah

Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+14.7 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
UT
2024 presidential election
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID
TrumpR+14.7
2024 presidential margin by county for Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, UTA map of the constituent counties of Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, UT, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Oneida County, ID · R+75.9Box Elder County, UT · R+60.8Summit County, UT · D+14.8Wasatch County, UT · R+27.4Morgan County, UT · R+59.9Weber County, UT · R+23.5Juab County, UT · R+75.7Tooele County, UT · R+40.9Davis County, UT · R+24.9Utah County, UT · R+39.8Salt Lake County, UT · D+10.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.9%675,559
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.2%497,870
OtherAll other candidates3.0%35,841
D+60
R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −14.7% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−14.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
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
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−14.7%
497,870675,5591,209,270
R
−13.6%
500,872669,0951,239,642
R
−11.6%
277,916387,072940,211
R
−43.8%
223,000588,719835,929
R
−23.5%
286,074468,472776,998
R
−42.1%
210,647530,525760,517
R
−36.8%
176,868409,464631,624
R
−17.9%
191,876290,100549,929
R
−17.0%
158,096264,176623,737
R
−32.3%
177,303350,991538,197
R
−47.9%
133,241382,240519,961
R
−51.3%
104,086360,743500,382
R
−28.0%
154,708281,398452,613
R
−39.2%
109,514265,769398,932
R
−17.1%
136,133196,690354,528
D
+11.8%
187,896148,177336,073
R
−7.6%
142,335165,763308,174
R
−27.0%
98,899171,918270,817
R
−15.2%
111,697151,659263,357
D
+11.1%
118,57594,590215,411
D
+24.7%
119,98572,464192,727
D
+29.1%
119,74165,729185,751
D
+43.1%
114,02344,947160,223
D
+17.7%
87,41060,524151,778
R
−3.8%
62,06966,972129,813
R
−19.3%
31,75453,654113,652
R
−16.1%
39,73956,286102,488
D
+22.4%
60,08037,433100,940
R
−5.5%
25,82430,33281,884
R
−18.3%
31,09245,88080,844
R
−31.2%
23,22646,43074,286
R
−2.4%
32,39234,00367,290
D
+68.6%
46,4208,63655,084
R
−63.9%
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorSalt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-IDCombined statistical areaUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White77.5%61.0%
Black1.3%12.2%
Asian2.7%6.0%
Two or more races10.3%12.6%
Other race8.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino17.0%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$100,349$84,427
Poverty rate7.8%12.5%
Median age31.839.1
Age 18–2411.6%9.2%
Age 65 and older10.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home17.2%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 27.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 10.0%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 6.0%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic6.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant2.0%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed26.0%51.5%
Latter-day Saints62.6%2.0%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
27.9%
German
10.0%
Irish
6.0%
Scottish
3.9%
American
3.8%
Italian
2.7%
French
1.6%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 31.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.6%
1.4%
75–84
1.7%
3.3%
65–74
3.5%
4.5%
55–64
4.5%
5.7%
45–54
5.5%
7.2%
35–44
6.9%
7.8%
25–34
7.5%
5.9%
18–24
5.7%
10.8%
5–17
10.2%
3.6%
<5
3.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$100,349
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID ranks near the middle of US counties.
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID$100,349
Utah$77,800
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.0%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.8%
speak English only
Spanish11.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Latter-day Saints
62.6%
Catholic
6.8%
Evangelical Protestant
2.0%
Muslim
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.5%
Buddhist
0.4%
Other Christian
0.4%
Orthodox Christian
0.2%
Hindu
0.2%
Jewish
0.1%
Black Protestant
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted26.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

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 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,349 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

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.
What is Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah's political typology?
Akashic places Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
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 38 presidential elections in Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.