Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Davis County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
Utah 8th State Senate District
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Utah 8th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+2.4
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
49.5%
25,888
Donald TrumpRepublican
47.1%
24,616
Chase OliverLibertarian
3.4%
1,763
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Utah 8th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Davis County, UT
Republican
R+24.9
Salt Lake County, UT
Democratic
D+10.2
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
49.5%Harris25,888
47.1%Trump24,616
3.4%Oliver1,763
+2.4%
52,267
R
47.6%Biden26,560
48.2%Trump26,860
4.2%Jorgensen2,341
−0.5%
55,761
R
32.4%Clinton15,504
36.1%Trump17,273
31.5%McMullin15,042
−3.7%
47,819
R
27.5%Obama11,316
72.5%Romney29,876
0.0%
−45.1%
41,192
R
37.5%Obama15,363
59.7%McCain24,442
2.8%Baldwin1,138
−22.2%
40,943
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
−22.2%
2012
−45.1%
2016
−3.7%
2020
−0.5%
2024
+2.4%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
RTodd WeilerState Senate · 8
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.4 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 45.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.4 points.
A population of 110,693, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,606 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 19 and State Senate District 16.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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How did Utah 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Utah 8th State Senate District voted Democratic by 2.4 points (D+2.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 52,267 votes cast, 25,888 went Democratic and 24,616 went Republican.
When did Utah 8th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Utah 8th State Senate District voted Republican was 2020.
How many people live in Utah 8th State Senate District?
Utah 8th State Senate District has a population of 110,693 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Utah 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in Utah 8th State Senate District is $103,606 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Utah 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Utah 8th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
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