State Senate District 10 State Senate District (UT) — Elections 1876–2024

Utah 10th State Senate 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: 263,9912024 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+10.2%	60,378	48,882	112,442
2020	D	+10.9%	63,963	50,784	120,593
2016	D	+8.9%	38,801	30,457	93,491
2012	R	−20.2%	32,245	49,380	84,761
2008	D	+0.1%	39,049	38,984	80,255
2004	R	−22.0%	29,995	47,596	79,899
2000	R	−20.8%	23,735	37,857	67,791
1996	R	−3.6%	26,024	28,230	62,037
1992	R	−5.4%	22,081	25,868	70,322
1988	R	−20.3%	23,708	36,086	61,094
1984	R	−39.7%	17,317	40,494	58,451
1980	R	−43.9%	12,901	37,377	55,783
1976	R	−24.1%	19,120	31,793	52,682
1972	R	−30.3%	15,111	29,138	46,259
1968	R	−13.1%	17,043	22,492	41,625
1964	D	+14.2%	22,929	17,235	40,165
1960	R	−9.0%	16,739	20,043	36,782
1956	R	−28.4%	11,702	21,000	32,701
1952	R	−17.2%	13,121	18,572	31,693
1948	D	+9.0%	13,890	11,579	25,796
1944	D	+25.4%	14,587	8,677	23,298
1940	D	+31.0%	14,853	7,816	22,709
1936	D	+44.4%	13,764	5,255	19,179
1932	D	+19.2%	10,593	7,110	18,156
1928	R	−0.4%	7,530	7,588	15,210
1924	R	−21.1%	3,277	6,004	12,929
1920	R	−16.9%	4,247	6,143	11,224
1916	D	+26.1%	6,775	3,882	11,073
1912	O	−6.2%	2,310	2,806	7,985
1908	R	−21.9%	2,858	4,590	7,912
1904	R	−38.7%	1,851	4,559	7,004
1900	R	−2.4%	2,833	2,978	5,937
1896	D	+75.6%	4,108	569	4,681
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

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%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$97,494

State Senate District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 10$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 R+2.9, this Salt Lake–area district sits near the top of Utah's competitiveness ladder, drawing outsized attention from both parties in state legislative contests.

The Democratic margin in Utah 10th State Senate 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 Senate District 10, Utah vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 10, Utah voted Democratic by 10.2 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 112,442 votes cast, 60,378 went Democratic and 48,882 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 10, Utah's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 10, 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 Senate District 10, Utah last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 10, Utah voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 10, Utah?

State Senate District 10, Utah has a population of 263,991 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 10, Utah?

Median household income in State Senate District 10, 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 Senate District 10, Utah?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 10, 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.

Utah 10th State Senate District delivered D+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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