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Utah 26th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+31.32012R+53.22016R+35.62020R+39.02024R+38.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+38.5
2024
median income$80,632U.S. $80,734 · UT $95,166
median age34.8U.S. 39.1 · UT 32.2
poverty rate10.7%U.S. 12.5% · UT 8.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.7%U.S. 35.6% · UT 37.9%
non-english15.4%U.S. 22.3% · UT 15.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English32.3%
German10.0%
Irish5.7%
Navajo7.3%
Samoan0.7%
Tongan0.7%
Mexican6.3%
Peruvian0.5%
Chilean0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Emery County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Utah 26th State Senate District

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Utah 26th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+38.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Utah 26th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Utah 26th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+38.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Utah 26th State Senate District · R+38.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.0%37,522
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.5%16,278
Chase OliverLibertarian2.5%1,385
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 9 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 (9 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Utah 26th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Carbon County, UTRepublicanR+44.4
Emery County, UTRepublicanR+74.6
Garfield County, UTRepublicanR+59.4
Grand County, UTDemocraticD+9.5
Kane County, UTRepublicanR+47.7
San Juan County, UTRepublicanR+16.3
Utah County, UTRepublicanR+39.8
Wasatch County, UTRepublicanR+27.4
Wayne County, UTRepublicanR+51.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
29.5%Harris16,278
68.0%Trump37,522
2.5%Oliver1,385
−38.5%
55,185
R
28.7%Biden12,385
67.7%Trump29,235
3.6%Jorgensen1,564
−39.0%
43,184
R
21.9%Clinton9,343
57.5%Trump24,513
20.6%McMullin8,795
−35.6%
42,651
R
23.4%Obama9,042
76.6%Romney29,612
0.0%
−53.2%
38,654
R
32.7%Obama12,553
63.9%McCain24,561
3.4%Baldwin1,297
−31.3%
38,411
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −38.5% in 2024.−38.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−31.3%
2012−53.2%
2016−35.6%
2020−39.0%
2024−38.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RDavid HinkinsState Senate · 26

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+1.3, this Salt Lake–area district sits well inside swing territory by Utah standards, making it an outlier in a state legislature dominated by wide Republican advantages.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 53.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.5 points.

A population of 110,818, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,632 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 25.

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 11
Utah
98.5twin score
2012–2024 trajectory12-yr trend% unaffiliated
State Senate District 25
Utah
95.8twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian age2012–2020 trajectory≠ elasticity
State Senate District 22
Utah
94.1twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian age2012–2020 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 26th State Senate District

counties it covers9
Carbon CountyEmery CountyGarfield CountyGrand CountyKane CountySan Juan CountyUtah CountyWasatch CountyWayne County

Frequently asked questions

How did Utah 26th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Utah 26th State Senate District voted Republican by 38.5 points (R+38.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,185 votes cast, 16,278 went Democratic and 37,522 went Republican.
How many people live in Utah 26th State Senate District?
Utah 26th State Senate District has a population of 110,818 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Utah 26th State Senate District?
Median household income in Utah 26th State Senate District is $80,632 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Utah 26th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Utah 26th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.