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State House District 50·Utah

Utah 50th State House District: R+40 in 2024 — a Western swing place.

One of Utah's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
UT
Latest
R+40
in 2024
Archetype
Western maverick
since the recent cycles
Population
156,377
2024 ACS

Utah 50th State House District, Utah: Western maverick district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+79 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Western maverickAkashic typology
Population
156,3772024 5-year
Median household income
$100,6712024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.3%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+57 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+79 in 2012MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
R
−39.8%
18,82945,10866,094
R
−40.4%
16,85542,74464,090
R
−36.2%
6,32322,65245,145
R
−78.6%
3,83134,79439,397
R
−58.9%
6,55527,09534,867
R
−74.3%
3,84828,43533,070
R
−68.0%
3,64621,78226,659
R
−52.4%
4,05515,44121,732
R
−43.7%
3,12413,61123,982
R
−56.2%
4,10915,10419,559
R
−65.7%
3,28116,02419,398
R
−69.3%
2,69715,93019,092
R
−43.7%
4,06310,93515,738
R
−52.7%
2,4009,35013,181
R
−25.4%
3,6866,47910,980
D
+6.7%
5,3064,6369,942
R
−8.0%
4,3515,1119,468
R
−33.1%
2,8265,6248,450
R
−15.4%
3,3984,6368,034
D
+9.4%
3,5892,9696,625
D
+22.5%
3,4852,2055,700
D
+26.8%
3,3631,9385,311
D
+39.7%
3,1891,3684,588
D
+20.4%
2,6911,7634,553
R
−4.8%
1,7641,9443,726
R
−11.4%
1,1591,5403,328
R
−9.5%
1,4141,7193,222
D
+21.9%
1,8261,1533,079
D
+3.8%
1,0289282,617
R
−12.0%
1,1051,4132,577
R
−20.5%
9411,4392,432
R
−2.7%
1,1951,2632,478
D
+56.7%
1,6354522,087
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
32.8%
German
9.8%
Irish
5.2%
Scottish
4.2%
American
4.0%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.4%
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: 25.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.3%
85+
0.5%
1.0%
75–84
1.2%
2.3%
65–74
2.5%
3.3%
55–64
3.3%
4.8%
45–54
4.6%
6.3%
35–44
6.0%
7.9%
25–34
7.4%
8.4%
18–24
8.4%
11.9%
5–17
11.2%
4.3%
<5
4.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$100,671
State House District 50 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 50$100,671
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.9%
speak English only
Spanish11.7%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
83.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.0%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.1%
Baptist
0.1%
Mainline Protestant
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 10.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+49.6, this district sits at the far end of Utah's already Republican-leaning legislative map, suggesting a concentrated base of reliably one-sided voters rather than a competitive electorate.

The district has voted both ways in living memory. The Democratic margin peaked at fifty-seven points in 1896; the Republican margin peaked at seventy-nine points in 2012. The 2024 margin of forty points fits the pattern of swing.

Its demographics — a population of 156,377, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $100,671 — describe a Western place.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 50, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 50, Utah voted Republican by 39.8 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 66,094 votes cast, 18,829 went Democratic and 45,108 went Republican.
What is State House District 50, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 50, Utah as a "Western maverick" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 50, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 50, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 50, Utah?
State House District 50, Utah has a population of 156,377 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 50, Utah?
Median household income in State House District 50, Utah is $100,671 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of State House District 50, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 50, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Western maverick" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.