State Senate District 26 State Senate District (UT) — Elections 1876–2024

Utah 26th State Senate District, Utah: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+68 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+39MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 358,2842024 5-year
Median household income: $94,6942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.9%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+59 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+68 in 2012MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

9 counties · 1 D · 8 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	R	−38.7%	45,513	105,907	156,103
2020	R	−38.6%	42,116	100,888	152,408
2016	R	−35.6%	19,065	58,859	111,900
2012	R	−67.8%	14,900	82,393	99,485
2008	R	−47.4%	22,425	65,573	90,939
2004	R	−61.3%	16,080	70,205	88,292
2000	R	−54.9%	14,674	55,159	73,695
1996	R	−35.4%	16,587	38,886	62,909
1992	R	−27.5%	15,013	33,946	68,941
1988	R	−36.5%	18,437	40,168	59,529
1984	R	−51.2%	14,370	44,905	59,603
1980	R	−53.8%	12,672	44,493	59,169
1976	R	−26.7%	17,325	30,722	50,198
1972	R	−43.4%	10,228	28,555	42,186
1968	R	−16.5%	14,055	20,121	36,817
1964	D	+12.4%	19,964	15,561	35,525
1960	R	−0.1%	17,651	17,704	35,379
1956	R	−26.4%	11,860	20,355	32,215
1952	R	−8.1%	14,506	17,057	31,563
1948	D	+16.3%	16,180	11,578	28,174
1944	D	+22.1%	14,780	9,423	24,243
1940	D	+25.7%	15,287	9,026	24,387
1936	D	+38.9%	14,977	6,525	21,733
1932	D	+21.6%	12,522	7,975	21,095
1928	R	−5.2%	8,186	9,090	17,396
1924	R	−11.6%	5,498	7,370	16,184
1920	R	−12.2%	6,234	8,057	14,925
1916	D	+18.1%	7,890	5,401	13,780
1912	R	−4.5%	3,947	4,464	11,541
1908	R	−17.6%	4,119	5,986	10,603
1904	R	−26.3%	3,436	6,039	9,881
1900	R	−4.0%	4,435	4,811	9,315
1896	D	+58.7%	5,908	1,539	7,447
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

31.0%

German

9.6%

Irish

5.5%

Scottish

4.1%

American

4.0%

Italian

2.3%

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: 28.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.6%

1.3%

75–84

1.5%

3.0%

65–74

3.2%

3.8%

55–64

3.8%

5.0%

45–54

4.7%

6.4%

35–44

6.1%

7.5%

25–34

7.1%

7.6%

18–24

7.6%

11.6%

5–17

10.8%

4.0%

3.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$94,694

State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 26$94,694

Utah$95,166

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.0%

Working age (18–64)10.3%

Seniors (65+)7.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.6%

speak English only

Spanish10.3%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

76.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

5.2%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Baptist

0.4%

Mainline Protestant

0.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 17.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Republican margin in Utah 26th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-eight points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was thirty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $94,694, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 358,284 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 26, Utah vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 26, Utah voted Republican by 38.7 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 156,103 votes cast, 45,513 went Democratic and 105,907 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 26, Utah's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, 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 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 26, Utah last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in State Senate District 26, Utah?

State Senate District 26, Utah has a population of 358,284 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 26, Utah?

Median household income in State Senate District 26, Utah is $94,694 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.

What is the political history of State Senate District 26, Utah?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Utah 26th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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