State House District 23 State House District (UT) — Elections 1876–2024

Utah 23rd State House District, Utah: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 119,1682024 5-year
Median household income: $97,5172024 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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 D · 0 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	D	+10.2%	27,263	22,070	50,770
2020	D	+10.9%	28,881	22,927	54,448
2016	D	+8.9%	17,522	13,752	42,212
2012	R	−20.2%	14,560	22,292	38,268
2008	D	+0.1%	17,632	17,599	36,234
2004	R	−22.0%	13,543	21,486	36,071
2000	R	−20.8%	10,715	17,089	30,603
1996	R	−3.6%	11,747	12,742	28,003
1992	R	−5.4%	9,967	11,676	31,741
1988	R	−20.3%	10,700	16,286	27,573
1984	R	−39.7%	7,815	18,275	26,379
1980	R	−43.9%	5,822	16,868	25,175
1976	R	−24.1%	8,628	14,347	23,774
1972	R	−30.3%	6,819	13,149	20,875
1968	R	−13.1%	7,691	10,150	18,784
1964	D	+14.2%	10,347	7,778	18,125
1960	R	−9.0%	7,554	9,045	16,599
1956	R	−28.4%	5,281	9,477	14,758
1952	R	−17.2%	5,922	8,382	14,303
1948	D	+9.0%	6,269	5,226	11,643
1944	D	+25.4%	6,584	3,917	10,516
1940	D	+31.0%	6,704	3,529	10,251
1936	D	+44.4%	6,214	2,373	8,659
1932	D	+19.2%	4,782	3,210	8,197
1928	R	−0.4%	3,399	3,426	6,867
1924	R	−21.1%	1,480	2,711	5,838
1920	R	−16.9%	1,917	2,774	5,068
1916	D	+26.1%	3,059	1,753	5,000
1912	O	−6.2%	1,044	1,268	3,607
1908	R	−21.9%	1,292	2,073	3,574
1904	R	−38.6%	837	2,060	3,166
1900	R	−2.4%	1,281	1,346	2,684
1896	D	+75.6%	1,858	257	2,117
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

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%

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

0.5%

85+

0.7%

1.5%

75–84

1.8%

3.6%

65–74

3.8%

4.9%

55–64

4.9%

6.1%

45–54

5.8%

7.6%

35–44

7.2%

8.4%

25–34

8.0%

5.1%

18–24

4.9%

9.7%

5–17

9.2%

3.3%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$97,517

State House District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 23$97,517

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

Other Christian

52.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.4%

Non-Christian

2.6%

Mainline Protestant

0.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Baptist

0.6%

Methodist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+75, this district ranks among the most heavily one-sided in Utah's lower chamber, suggesting a rural or exurban electorate where statewide races rarely generate competitive outcomes.

The Democratic margin in Utah 23rd State House District has rarely exceeded seventy-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a 8% poverty rate, and a median household income of $97,517 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 23, Utah vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 23, Utah voted Democratic by 10.2 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 50,770 votes cast, 27,263 went Democratic and 22,070 went Republican.

What is State House District 23, Utah's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 23, Utah as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 23, Utah last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 23, Utah voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 23, Utah?

State House District 23, Utah has a population of 119,168 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State House District 23, Utah?

Median household income in State House District 23, Utah is $97,517 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.

What is the political history of State House District 23, Utah?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 23, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Utah 23rd State House District delivered D+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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