akashic
1876–2024
State Senate District 28·Utah

Utah 28th State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty straight presidential cycles.

One of Utah's most reliably red legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
UT
Latest
R+60
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
112,146
2024 ACS

Utah 28th State Senate District, Utah: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+60%. Republican peak: R+72 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+60MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
112,1462024 5-year
Median household income
$73,2092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+69 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+72 in 2012MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 0 D · 5 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
−60.1%
9,88841,25652,185
R
−59.7%
8,71137,39748,027
R
−54.2%
4,61023,48934,836
R
−72.0%
4,14827,56832,549
R
−56.0%
6,19523,58731,068
R
−66.6%
4,55324,14029,403
R
−62.8%
3,92819,22124,363
R
−42.8%
4,46312,83119,535
R
−36.1%
3,68710,79319,671
R
−48.0%
4,38812,68617,286
R
−58.5%
3,75614,46618,319
R
−58.9%
3,11812,93916,672
R
−33.1%
4,4979,32214,566
R
−51.8%
2,91210,15013,976
R
−33.6%
3,3637,27511,660
R
−3.3%
5,3825,74411,126
R
−17.4%
4,8536,89911,755
R
−33.0%
3,9857,90811,893
R
−29.2%
4,4888,19412,682
R
−7.4%
5,2886,14311,506
D
+1.0%
5,3865,27610,684
D
+6.5%
6,5165,72112,272
D
+21.8%
6,5914,20910,923
D
+4.0%
5,3974,96810,666
R
−20.9%
3,8415,8799,767
R
−24.7%
2,6904,8528,743
R
−25.4%
3,0995,3168,728
D
+19.9%
5,3143,4949,124
R
−5.6%
2,4982,8907,036
R
−11.6%
2,7113,4636,477
R
−16.4%
2,3523,3386,023
D
+4.4%
3,2472,9706,274
D
+69.2%
4,4448095,253
—
No data
———
—
No data
———
—
No data
———
—
No data
———
—
No data
———

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
30.8%
German
9.6%
American
6.1%
Irish
6.1%
Scottish
3.9%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.2%
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: 32.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
0.9%
2.3%
75–84
2.4%
4.7%
65–74
4.9%
4.6%
55–64
4.8%
5.1%
45–54
4.9%
6.0%
35–44
5.9%
6.6%
25–34
6.0%
6.1%
18–24
6.5%
10.9%
5–17
10.1%
3.3%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,209
State Senate District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 28$73,209
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)6.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Spanish7.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
56.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Mainline Protestant
0.4%
Baptist
0.3%
Methodist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+33, this district ranks among Utah's most lopsided state senate seats, suggesting a voter base where Republican candidates face little general-election pressure.

The Republican margin in Utah 28th State Senate District reached its widest at seventy-two points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was sixty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,209, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 112,146 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State Senate District 28, Utah. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/49028/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 28, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 28, Utah voted Republican by 60.1 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 52,185 votes cast, 9,888 went Democratic and 41,256 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 28, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 28, 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 28, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 28, Utah voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in State Senate District 28, Utah?
State Senate District 28, Utah has a population of 112,146 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 28, Utah?
Median household income in State Senate District 28, Utah is $73,209 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of State Senate District 28, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 28, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.