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1876–2024
State Senate District 8·Utah

Utah 8th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

A mid-margin Wasatch Front district where suburban growth is reshaping turnout patterns.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
UT
Latest
R+6
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
76,385
2024 ACS

Utah 8th State Senate District, Utah: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+6%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
76,3852024 5-year
Median household income
$103,4792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1980MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 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
−5.9%
15,17517,14533,325
R
−6.2%
15,52017,71135,261
R
−6.3%
8,85810,60127,873
R
−39.0%
7,17516,81724,707
R
−18.7%
9,05413,35723,050
R
−38.6%
6,72315,54922,843
R
−34.1%
5,53311,98318,935
R
−15.3%
5,9418,45416,461
R
−15.1%
4,9077,73718,741
R
−31.6%
5,34610,42016,071
R
−47.9%
3,85111,06915,070
R
−51.1%
2,89910,18714,252
R
−28.2%
4,3567,96112,765
R
−38.0%
3,1507,39711,168
R
−18.3%
3,7055,5019,798
D
+9.7%
4,9744,0919,065
R
−10.5%
3,6224,4768,098
R
−29.6%
2,4294,4766,906
R
−18.0%
2,6483,8076,455
D
+9.8%
2,7892,2875,135
D
+23.9%
2,8111,7264,543
D
+28.7%
2,7331,5124,251
D
+43.1%
2,5631,0103,601
D
+17.5%
1,9721,3743,423
R
−1.0%
1,4161,4452,878
R
−20.7%
6631,1692,445
R
−17.5%
8301,2102,176
D
+23.9%
1,2807722,122
R
−6.0%
4755681,546
R
−20.2%
5808941,552
R
−33.8%
4128821,392
R
−0.8%
5805901,192
D
+72.2%
819132952
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
27.9%
German
10.3%
Irish
6.3%
Scottish
3.9%
American
3.5%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 33.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.7%
1.5%
75–84
1.8%
3.5%
65–74
3.7%
4.8%
55–64
4.7%
6.0%
45–54
5.8%
7.6%
35–44
7.3%
7.8%
25–34
7.5%
5.1%
18–24
4.7%
10.7%
5–17
10.0%
3.4%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,479
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$103,479
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)6.9%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.3%
speak English only
Spanish10.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
61.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.3%
Non-Christian
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.5%
Baptist
0.5%
Methodist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 28.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 12.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, this northern Utah district sits between the state's deepest-red rural precincts and the more competitive suburbs closer to Salt Lake, making it a bellwether for statewide suburban drift.

The Republican margin in Utah 8th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1980. The margin in 2024 was six points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,479, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 76,385 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Utah voted Republican by 5.9 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,325 votes cast, 15,175 went Democratic and 17,145 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Utah?
State Senate District 8, Utah has a population of 76,385 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 8, Utah?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Utah is $103,479 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.