Utah 23rd State Senate District, Utah: Western maverick district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+79 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Western maverickAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,7002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $100,6712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+79 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 23, UTOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,288 | 3,086 | 4,522 | ||
| R | 1,153 | 2,925 | 4,385 | ||
| R | 433 | 1,550 | 3,089 | ||
| R | 262 | 2,381 | 2,696 | ||
| R | 448 | 1,854 | 2,386 | ||
| R | 263 | 1,946 | 2,263 | ||
| R | 249 | 1,490 | 1,824 | ||
| R | 277 | 1,057 | 1,487 | ||
| R | 214 | 931 | 1,641 | ||
| R | 281 | 1,033 | 1,338 | ||
| R | 225 | 1,096 | 1,327 | ||
| R | 185 | 1,090 | 1,306 | ||
| R | 278 | 748 | 1,077 | ||
| R | 164 | 640 | 902 | ||
| R | 252 | 443 | 751 | ||
| D | 363 | 317 | 680 | ||
| R | 298 | 350 | 648 | ||
| R | 193 | 385 | 578 | ||
| R | 232 | 317 | 550 | ||
| D | 246 | 203 | 453 | ||
| D | 238 | 151 | 390 | ||
| D | 230 | 133 | 363 | ||
| D | 218 | 94 | 314 | ||
| D | 184 | 121 | 311 | ||
| R | 121 | 133 | 255 | ||
| R | 79 | 105 | 228 | ||
| R | 97 | 118 | 220 | ||
| D | 125 | 79 | 211 | ||
| D | 70 | 63 | 179 | ||
| R | 76 | 97 | 176 | ||
| R | 64 | 98 | 166 | ||
| R | 82 | 86 | 170 | ||
| D | 112 | 31 | 143 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
32.8%
German
9.8%
Irish
5.2%
Scottish
4.2%
American
4.0%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.4%
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: 25.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$100,671
State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 23$100,671
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.9%
speak English only
Spanish11.7%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 10.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+75, this rural Utah district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep conservative alignment common across Utah's sparsely populated interior counties.
The district has voted both ways in living memory. The Democratic margin peaked at fifty-seven points in 1896; the Republican margin peaked at seventy-nine points in 2012. The 2024 margin of forty points fits the pattern of swing.
Its demographics — a population of 10,700, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $100,671 — describe a Western place.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 23, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 23, Utah voted Republican by 39.8 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,522 votes cast, 1,288 went Democratic and 3,086 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 23, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, Utah as a "Western maverick" 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 23, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 23, Utah?
State Senate District 23, Utah has a population of 10,700 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 23, Utah?
Median household income in State Senate District 23, Utah is $100,671 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of State Senate District 23, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Western maverick" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.