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Utah 20th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1896–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1896 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English25.5%28.2%9.5%

German10.0%10.0%12.5%

Irish7.0%6.1%9.4%

American4.4%3.9%5.3%

Scottish4.4%3.9%1.3%

Italian3.5%2.5%4.8%

Danish2.0%3.9%—

Swedish1.7%2.6%—

Mexican7.5%10.7%11.3%

Spanish0.6%0.4%—

Salvadoran0.3%0.5%0.7%

Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%

Colombian0.3%—0.4%

Peruvian0.2%0.5%—

Spaniard0.2%0.2%—

Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	UT SD 20	Utah	United States
Median age	36	32.2	39.1
Age 18–24	8.6%	11.6%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	13.5%	11.8%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	UT SD 20	Utah	United States
Median household income	$96,668	$95,166	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.2%	8.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	37.3%	37.9%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	UT SD 20	Utah	United States
Owner-occupied homes	77.5%	70.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	22.5%	29.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$491,100	$489,400	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,304	$1,496	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	38.6%	47.2%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	29.0%	8.1%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	UT SD 20	Utah	United States
Mean commute	21.1 min	22.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.8%	4.7%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	68.6%	67.4%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.8%	1.6%	3.2%
Works from home	16.1%	17.6%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	UT SD 20	Utah	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	10.7%	15.9%	22.3%
Spanish	7.7%	10.9%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	UT SD 20	Utah	United States
Catholic	—	6.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	2.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	26.8%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	UT SD 20	Utah	United States
Foreign-born residents	6.2%	8.9%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.7%	3.8%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	3.5%	5.1%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	4.3%	4.6%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.497	0.427	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic31.1%17,915TrumpRepublican65.9%38,005OtherAll other candidates3.0%1,729

R+34.8

Lead: 20,090
Total: 57,649
vs nation: R+33.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic31.7%17,505TrumpRepublican65.8%36,331OtherAll other candidates2.6%1,417

R+34.1

Lead: 18,826
Total: 55,253
vs nation: R+38.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic24.7%10,699TrumpRepublican57.9%25,025OtherAll other candidates17.4%7,527

R+33.1

Lead: 14,326
Total: 43,251
vs nation: R+35.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic23.0%8,521RomneyRepublican74.7%27,716OtherAll other candidates2.4%873

R+51.7

Lead: 19,195
Total: 37,110
vs nation: R+55.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic32.1%10,875McCainRepublican65.0%22,005OtherAll other candidates2.9%985

R+32.9

Lead: 11,130
Total: 33,865
vs nation: R+40.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic25.5%8,008BushRepublican72.6%22,824OtherAll other candidates2.0%623

R+47.1

Lead: 14,816
Total: 31,455
vs nation: R+44.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic25.1%6,369BushRepublican68.8%17,436OtherAll other candidates6.0%1,529

R+43.7

Lead: 11,067
Total: 25,334
vs nation: R+44.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic30.7%6,508DoleRepublican55.3%11,722OtherAll other candidates14.0%2,972

R+24.6

Lead: 5,214
Total: 21,202
vs nation: R+33.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+34.8MIT Election Lab
Population: 112,2022024 5-year
Population density: 10 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 10,785 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $96,6682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 81.5%2024 5-year
Black: 0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+86.9 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61.1 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 4, UT · twin score 96.0

presidential history

Party record book

Utah 20th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1896–2024 · 33 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

93.5%

4,160 votes · D+86.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 62.3%

Republican

Ronald Reagan1984

80.2%

16,774 votes · R+61.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1980 · 76.4%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

17,915votes

31.1% of the vote · R+34.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 17,505 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

38,005votes

65.9% of the vote · R+34.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 36,331 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

+93.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+86.9 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +19.4 pts

Republican

Mitt Romney2012

+55.6pts R vs U.S.

Place R+51.7 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1980 · +47.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RRon WintertonState Senate · 20

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	28.0%14,922	72.0%38,419	53,341
2020	R	29.0%12,686	71.0%31,051	43,737

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+34.8 in 2024, compared with R+32.9 in 2008. Latter-day Saints adherents were the largest religious group at 42% in the 2020 US Religion Census.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.9 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 61.1 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.8 points.

A population of 112,202, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,668 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 4 and State Senate District 28.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 4

2008–2020 trajectory12-yr trend≠ % unaffiliated

State Senate District 28

12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectoryelasticity≠ median income

State Senate District 18

2008–2024 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend

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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Places within Utah 20th State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Utah 20th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Utah 20th State Senate District voted Republican by 34.8 points (R+34.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 57,649 votes cast, 17,915 went Democratic and 38,005 went Republican.

When did Utah 20th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Utah 20th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Utah 20th State Senate District?

Utah 20th State Senate District has a population of 112,202 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Utah 20th State Senate District?

Median household income in Utah 20th State Senate District is $96,668 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.

What is the political history of Utah 20th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Utah 20th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.