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State Senate District 22·Utah

Utah 22nd State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Salt Lake's most Democratic state senate seat by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
UT
Latest
R+27
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
28,842
2024 ACS

Utah 22nd State Senate District, Utah: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+63 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
28,8422024 5-year
Median household income
$99,8902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 2012MIT 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
−27.4%
4,2407,58712,213
R
−26.7%
4,0627,31012,153
R
−23.3%
1,9213,9698,790
R
−61.5%
1,3996,1667,756
R
−40.8%
1,9604,8167,005
R
−57.7%
1,3415,2346,745
R
−52.5%
1,1444,0465,529
R
−35.0%
1,2632,9064,689
R
−29.9%
1,0272,5885,224
R
−42.7%
1,2083,0704,361
R
−56.1%
9213,3164,268
R
−60.1%
7223,2204,154
R
−36.0%
1,0782,3753,604
R
−43.7%
7402,0833,076
R
−20.2%
9701,5052,645
D
+10.0%
1,3541,1082,461
R
−8.4%
1,0551,2492,305
R
−31.1%
7071,3462,053
R
−16.2%
8251,1441,968
D
+9.2%
8727241,614
D
+23.7%
8765401,418
D
+28.8%
8674791,348
D
+41.8%
8133311,153
D
+19.9%
6594361,121
R
−2.9%
447474927
R
−15.6%
249375810
R
−12.4%
311404749
D
+23.6%
436265726
D
+0.2%
205204578
R
−15.8%
230320571
R
−27.0%
181323526
R
−2.8%
242256504
D
+62.5%
33878416
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
30.8%
German
9.9%
Irish
5.5%
Scottish
4.1%
American
3.9%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.5%
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: 27.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.3%
85+
0.5%
1.1%
75–84
1.3%
2.6%
65–74
2.8%
3.7%
55–64
3.7%
5.1%
45–54
4.9%
6.6%
35–44
6.3%
8.0%
25–34
7.5%
7.6%
18–24
7.5%
11.4%
5–17
10.7%
4.1%
<5
3.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$99,890
State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 22$99,890
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.4%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.6%
speak English only
Spanish12.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other Indo-European2.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
75.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.1%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Mainline Protestant
0.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 16.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+58.4, this district anchors the Democratic core of Salt Lake County, reflecting a dense, urban electorate that consistently produces some of the largest leftward margins in Utah.

The Republican margin in Utah 22nd State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-one points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $99,890, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 28,842 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Utah voted Republican by 27.4 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,213 votes cast, 4,240 went Democratic and 7,587 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, 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 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 22, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Utah?
State Senate District 22, Utah has a population of 28,842 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 22, Utah?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Utah is $99,890 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.