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1876–2024
Wasatch County, Utah
Wasatch County·Utah

Wasatch County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A fast-growing Wasatch Back county where resort towns meet ranching heritage

18762024·38 elections
Wasatch County, Utah · Rich jj · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+27
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
36,642
2024 ACS
Most similar
Weber County
UT · similarity 0.99
51 precincts · 18,354 votes cast
Trump · R+27
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−27.4%
6,45911,49518,354
2020R
−25.9%
6,18710,79517,790
2016R
−24.9%
3,0636,11512,266
2012R
−52.2%
2,1917,2209,640
2008R
−29.8%
2,8925,4308,531
2004R
−48.6%
1,8545,5037,512
2000R
−41.3%
1,4763,8195,675
1996R
−20.0%
1,3742,2224,242
1992R
−18.0%
1,0421,8224,336
1988R
−25.9%
1,4512,4873,997
1984R
−46.4%
1,0152,7893,824
1980R
−45.7%
9942,7993,946
1976R
−26.9%
1,0921,9403,150
1972R
−46.4%
6932,0462,914
1968R
−25.3%
9411,6112,643
1964D
+10.2%
1,4201,1582,578
1960R
−16.3%
1,0661,4802,547
1956R
−33.6%
8641,7382,602
1952R
−26.8%
9681,6772,645
1948D
+2.3%
1,2191,1652,389
1944D
+8.3%
1,2491,0582,309
1940D
+11.2%
1,5021,1992,702
1936D
+11.6%
1,2991,0292,334
1932D
+2.8%
1,1031,0422,163
1928R
−15.8%
9731,3402,317
1924R
−17.9%
7271,1052,109
1920R
−22.8%
6651,0611,738
1916D
+4.0%
8858171,716
1912R
−8.7%
9571,2102,901
1908R
−11.9%
9851,2652,350
1904R
−22.5%
6561,0421,714
1900D
+3.8%
7817231,509
1896D
+92.6%
1,333511,384
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.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
52.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.4%
Baptist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wasatch County's population has climbed steadily as Heber Valley attracts second-home buyers and commuters from the Salt Lake metro, yet its presidential margins have held firmly Republican, landing at R+26.9 in 2024.

The Republican margin in Wasatch County reached its widest at fifty-two points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Wasatch County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $117,608, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 36,642 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Weber County and Brazoria County.