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1876–2024
State Senate District 3·Utah

Utah 3rd State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Utah's most Republican-leaning legislative districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
UT
Latest
R+23
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
165,055
2024 ACS

Utah 3rd State Senate District, Utah: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+23%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
165,0552024 5-year
Median household income
$95,6202024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
17.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+68 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1980MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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
−23.0%
26,56543,07671,672
R
−21.8%
26,28842,01171,981
R
−19.1%
15,34625,90955,298
R
−44.4%
12,86434,52948,801
R
−26.5%
16,56428,94446,703
R
−42.3%
12,67232,01045,705
R
−31.5%
12,19024,50639,069
R
−11.0%
13,15316,97434,709
R
−13.4%
10,66516,19641,158
R
−30.2%
12,60123,71036,845
R
−42.6%
10,57726,42637,244
R
−46.4%
8,82925,86836,711
R
−20.4%
13,24720,29434,602
R
−42.7%
8,25621,92532,034
R
−13.9%
11,63115,72929,466
D
+18.6%
16,91511,59828,513
D
+3.1%
13,76912,94826,734
R
−13.8%
10,06413,29023,354
R
−4.1%
11,27412,24723,521
D
+23.1%
12,0837,52819,760
D
+32.2%
11,4795,88617,391
D
+35.3%
10,7535,13815,905
D
+50.8%
10,5803,40714,127
D
+16.0%
7,1545,10112,806
R
−8.8%
5,1486,15411,401
R
−20.2%
2,6184,72810,459
R
−14.4%
3,3394,6188,894
D
+22.2%
5,1103,1948,612
O
−3.4%
2,0242,2677,203
R
−17.4%
2,7083,9397,070
R
−29.4%
2,2474,3257,060
R
−3.9%
2,9093,1476,105
D
+67.5%
4,6849075,592
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
24.7%
German
9.5%
Irish
6.7%
American
4.4%
Scottish
4.2%
Italian
3.1%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
1.7%
75–84
1.9%
3.8%
65–74
4.0%
5.3%
55–64
5.2%
6.0%
45–54
5.7%
7.1%
35–44
6.9%
7.5%
25–34
7.2%
5.0%
18–24
4.7%
10.4%
5–17
9.8%
3.4%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,620
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$95,620
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)6.7%
Seniors (65+)7.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.9%
speak English only
Spanish11.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
53.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.1%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Baptist
0.7%
Mainline Protestant
0.6%
Methodist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+59.9, this rural Utah senate district ranks among the state's most consistently one-sided, leaving general-election competition largely absent and primaries as the decisive contests.

The Republican margin in Utah 3rd State Senate District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1980. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,620, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 165,055 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 3, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, Utah voted Republican by 23.0 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,672 votes cast, 26,565 went Democratic and 43,076 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, Utah as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 3, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, Utah?
State Senate District 3, Utah has a population of 165,055 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 3, Utah?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, Utah is $95,620 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.