† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupSalt Lake City-Murray, UTUtahUnited States
English24.6%28.2%9.5%
German10.1%10.0%12.5%
Irish6.3%6.1%9.4%
Scottish3.6%3.9%1.3%
American3.5%3.9%5.3%
Danish3.4%3.9%—
Italian3.0%2.5%4.8%
Swedish2.8%2.6%—
Mexican13.8%10.7%11.3%
Venezuelan0.8%0.4%—
Salvadoran0.6%0.5%0.7%
Peruvian0.6%0.5%—
Spanish0.6%0.4%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.5%—0.4%
Asian Indian0.8%0.4%1.4%
Chinese0.8%0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.6%0.2%0.6%
Filipino0.4%0.3%0.9%
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Nepalese0.2%——
Tongan0.6%0.3%—
Samoan0.4%0.2%—
Navajo0.2%0.4%—
Aztec0.2%——
African American†0.9%0.5%9.9%
African0.3%—0.5%
Sudanese0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
Utah
United States
Median age
33.9
32.2
39.1
Age 18–24
10.0%
11.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.9%
11.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
Utah
United States
Median household income
$98,059
$95,166
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.9%
8.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.4%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
Utah
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
21.0%
15.9%
22.3%
Spanish
13.5%
10.9%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.8%
1.2%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.6%
1.0%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
Utah
United States
Catholic
9.0%
6.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
2.4%
2.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
32.3%
26.8%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
52.0%
62.2%
2.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1896–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1896
+75.3%
1900
−2.7%
1904
−38.3%
1908
−21.5%
1912
−6.7%
1916
+25.5%
1920
−17.0%
1924
−21.3%
1928
−0.8%
1932
+19.0%
1936
+44.2%
1940
+30.9%
1944
+25.3%
1948
+9.2%
1952
−16.2%
1956
−27.8%
1960
−8.3%
1964
+15.0%
1968
−12.1%
1972
−30.5%
1976
−23.3%
1980
−43.4%
1984
−39.2%
1988
−20.0%
1992
−5.3%
1996
−3.4%
2000
−21.2%
2004
−23.2%
2008
−1.3%
2012
−21.7%
2016
+7.0%
2020
+8.2%
2024
+7.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
52.1%Harris283,218
45.1%Trump245,039
1.0%Oliver5,616 +9
D+7.0
R+1.2
D+8.5
543,643
All 12 candidates in 2024 · 10 minor / independent
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
46.2%245,462
49.2%261,591
531,612
2022
D
56.0%225,982
39.3%158,302
403,300
2018
R
44.0%192,347
50.8%222,126
437,428
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+18.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+7.0
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT registers Republican but votes Democratic — a 26-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
Domestic migration in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+530
2012
+1,737
2013
+1,475
2014
−4,052
2015
−511
2016
+3,698
2017
+2,534
2018
+106
2019
−81
2021
−6,278
2022
−6,661
2023
−13,016
2024
−8,544
2025
−6,099
Salt Lake City and its Murray corridor have shifted measurably toward competitive margins over the past decade as the metro's educated, younger workforce has grown — making it an outlier within Utah's otherwise reliably Republican statewide map.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.3 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 43.4 points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.0 points.
A population of 1,275,870, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,059 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Heber, UT and Ogden, UT.
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The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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How did Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah voted Democratic by 7.0 points (D+7.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 543,643 votes cast, 283,218 went Democratic and 245,039 went Republican.
When did Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah has a population of 1,275,870 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?
Median household income in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah is $98,059 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.
