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State House District 42·Utah

Utah 42nd State House District delivered D+10 in 2024.

A rare competitive pocket in a deep-red legislature

1876 — 2024·38 elections
UT
Latest
D+10
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
20,736
2024 ACS

Utah 42nd 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
20,7362024 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
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+10.2%
4,7423,8408,832
D
+10.9%
5,0243,9899,472
D
+8.9%
3,0482,3927,343
R
−20.2%
2,5333,8796,658
D
+0.1%
3,0673,0626,304
R
−22.0%
2,3563,7396,276
R
−20.8%
1,8642,9745,325
R
−3.6%
2,0442,2174,873
R
−5.4%
1,7342,0325,524
R
−20.3%
1,8622,8344,799
R
−39.7%
1,3603,1814,591
R
−43.9%
1,0132,9364,382
R
−24.0%
1,5022,4974,138
R
−30.3%
1,1872,2893,634
R
−13.1%
1,3391,7673,270
D
+14.2%
1,8011,3543,155
R
−9.0%
1,3151,5742,889
R
−28.4%
9191,6492,569
R
−17.2%
1,0311,4592,489
D
+9.0%
1,0919092,026
D
+25.4%
1,1466821,830
D
+31.0%
1,1676141,784
D
+44.4%
1,0814131,506
D
+19.2%
8325581,426
R
−0.4%
5915961,195
R
−21.2%
2574721,016
R
−16.8%
334482882
D
+26.1%
532305870
O
−6.2%
181220627
R
−22.1%
224361621
R
−38.7%
145358550
R
−2.4%
223234466
D
+75.5%
32345368
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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%
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%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$97,494
State House District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 42$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
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 D+2.6, this Utah House district stands as one of the few genuinely contested seats in a state that has trended heavily Republican at nearly every other level.

The Democratic margin in Utah 42nd 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 $97,494 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 42, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 42, Utah voted Democratic by 10.2 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,832 votes cast, 4,742 went Democratic and 3,840 went Republican.
What is State House District 42, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 42, 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 42, Utah last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 42, Utah voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 42, Utah?
State House District 42, Utah has a population of 20,736 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 42, Utah?
Median household income in State House District 42, Utah is $97,494 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of State House District 42, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 42, 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.