| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,952 | 13,599 | 15,832 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,663 | 13,261 | 15,370 | |
| 2016 | R | 995 | 9,810 | 12,864 | |
| 2012 | R | 997 | 10,421 | 11,611 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,462 | 8,441 | 10,151 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,266 | 8,518 | 9,957 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,387 | 6,733 | 8,397 | |
| 1996 | R | 1,714 | 4,743 | 7,464 | |
| 1992 | R | 1,374 | 3,505 | 7,774 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,799 | 5,341 | 7,218 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,186 | 7,337 | 8,574 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,049 | 6,045 | 7,332 | |
| 1976 | R | 1,342 | 4,017 | 5,807 | |
| 1972 | R | 716 | 4,712 | 5,868 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,145 | 3,034 | 4,622 | |
| 1964 | R | 2,142 | 2,437 | 4,579 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,380 | 2,882 | 4,262 | |
| 1956 | R | 820 | 2,840 | 3,660 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,136 | 2,806 | 3,942 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,622 | 1,513 | 3,153 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,519 | 1,479 | 3,000 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,773 | 1,624 | 3,399 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,986 | 1,193 | 3,258 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,778 | 1,355 | 3,190 | |
| 1928 | R | 880 | 1,589 | 2,483 | |
| 1924 | R | 716 | 1,296 | 2,128 | |
| 1920 | R | 817 | 1,354 | 2,239 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,459 | 712 | 2,276 | |
| 1912 | D | 566 | 545 | 1,919 | |
| 1908 | R | 683 | 778 | 1,606 | |
| 1904 | R | 630 | 753 | 1,494 | |
| 1900 | D | 773 | 639 | 1,416 | |
| 1896 | D | 890 | 112 | 1,002 | |
| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Uintah County sits atop the Uinta Basin's energy reserves, and its economy of extraction workers and ranchers has produced presidential margins exceeding 70 points Republican in recent cycles — among the widest in the state.
The Democratic margin in Uintah County peaked at seventy-eight points in 1896. By 1952 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was seventy-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Uintah County's median household income of $73,746 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Duchesne County and Sevier County.