† 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
1 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
GroupVernal, UTUtahUnited States
English22.9%28.2%9.5%
German7.5%10.0%12.5%
Irish7.0%6.1%9.4%
American4.6%3.9%5.3%
Scottish3.8%3.9%1.3%
Italian2.4%2.5%4.8%
Swedish1.5%2.6%—
Danish1.5%3.9%—
Mexican6.0%10.7%11.3%
Salvadoran0.7%0.5%0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.4%—0.4%
Peruvian0.3%0.5%—
Spanish0.3%0.4%—
Spaniard0.2%0.2%—
Rosebud Sioux0.2%——
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
Vernal, UT
Utah
United States
Median age
33.2
32.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
11.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.1%
11.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Vernal, UT
Utah
United States
Median household income
$73,746
$95,166
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.8%
8.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.8%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Vernal, UT
Utah
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
15.9%
22.3%
Spanish
4.3%
10.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Vernal, UT
Utah
United States
Catholic
2.9%
6.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
3.8%
2.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
48.5%
26.8%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
43.1%
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.
Vernal, UT
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1896–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1896
+77.6%
1900
+9.5%
1904
−8.2%
1908
−5.9%
1912
+1.1%
1916
+32.8%
1920
−24.0%
1924
−27.3%
1928
−28.6%
1932
+13.3%
1936
+24.3%
1940
+4.4%
1944
+1.3%
1948
+3.5%
1952
−42.4%
1956
−55.2%
1960
−35.2%
1964
−6.4%
1968
−40.9%
1972
−68.1%
1976
−46.1%
1980
−68.1%
1984
−71.7%
1988
−49.1%
1992
−27.4%
1996
−40.6%
2000
−63.7%
2004
−72.8%
2008
−68.8%
2012
−81.2%
2016
−68.5%
2020
−75.5%
2024
−73.6%
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
R
12.3%Harris1,952
85.9%Trump13,599
0.7%Oliver113 +6
R+73.6
D+1.9
R+72.1
15,832
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.9%13,599
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic12.3%1,952
Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%113
Joel SkousenIndependent0.5%84
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%33
Lucifer "justin Case" EveryloveNonpartisan0.2%24
Claudia De La CruzNonpartisan0.1%15
Cornel WestNonpartisan0.1%11
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%1
R
10.8%Biden1,663
86.3%Trump13,261
2.9%
R+75.5
R+6.9
R+79.9
15,370
R
7.7%Clinton995
76.3%Trump9,810
16.0%
R+68.5
D+12.6
R+70.6
12,864
R
8.6%Obama997
89.8%Romney10,421
1.7%
R+81.2
R+12.4
R+85.0
11,611
R
14.4%Obama1,462
83.2%McCain8,441
2.4%
R+68.8
D+4.1
R+76.0
10,151
R
12.7%Kerry1,266
85.5%Bush8,518
1.7%
R+72.8
R+9.2
R+70.4
9,957
R
16.5%Gore1,387
80.2%Bush6,733
3.3%
R+63.7
R+23.1
R+64.2
8,397
R
23.0%Clinton1,714
63.5%Dole4,743
13.5%
R+40.6
R+13.2
R+49.1
7,464
R
17.7%Clinton1,374
45.1%Bush3,505
37.2%
R+27.4
D+21.7
R+33.0
7,774
R
24.9%Dukakis1,799
74.0%Bush5,341
1.1%
R+49.1
D+22.7
R+41.3
7,218
R
13.8%Mondale1,186
85.6%Reagan7,337
0.6%
R+71.7
R+3.6
R+53.5
8,574
R
14.3%Carter1,049
82.4%Reagan6,045
3.2%
R+68.1
R+22.1
R+58.4
7,332
R
23.1%Carter1,342
69.2%Ford4,017
7.7%
R+46.1
D+22.0
R+48.1
5,807
R
12.2%McGovern716
80.3%Nixon4,712
7.5%
R+68.1
R+27.2
R+44.9
5,868
R
24.8%Humphrey1,145
65.6%Nixon3,034
9.6%
R+40.9
R+34.4
R+40.2
4,622
R
46.8%Johnson2,142
53.2%Goldwater2,437
0.0%
R+6.4
D+28.8
R+29.0
4,579
R
32.4%Kennedy1,380
67.6%Nixon2,882
0.0%
R+35.2
D+19.9
R+35.4
4,262
R
22.4%Stevenson820
77.6%Eisenhower2,840
0.0%
R+55.2
R+12.8
R+39.8
3,660
R
28.8%Stevenson1,136
71.2%Eisenhower2,806
0.0%
R+42.4
R+45.8
R+31.6
3,942
D
51.4%Truman1,622
48.0%Dewey1,513
0.6%
D+3.5
D+2.1
R+1.0
3,153
D
50.6%Roosevelt1,519
49.3%Dewey1,479
0.1%
D+1.3
R+3.1
R+6.2
3,000
D
52.2%Roosevelt1,773
47.8%Willkie1,624
0.1%
D+4.4
R+20.0
R+5.6
3,399
D
61.0%Roosevelt1,986
36.6%Landon1,193
2.4%
D+24.3
D+11.1
D+0.1
3,258
D
55.7%Roosevelt1,778
42.5%Hoover1,355
1.8%
D+13.3
D+41.8
R+4.5
3,190
R
35.4%Smith880
64.0%Hoover1,589
0.6%
R+28.6
R+1.3
R+11.1
2,483
R
33.6%Davis716
60.9%Coolidge1,296
5.5%
R+27.3
R+3.3
R+2.1
2,128
R
36.5%Cox817
60.5%Harding1,354
3.0%
R+24.0
R+56.8
D+2.2
2,239
D
64.1%Wilson1,459
31.3%Hughes712
4.6%
D+32.8
D+31.7
D+29.7
2,276
O
29.5%Wilson566
28.4%Taft545
42.1%
Roosevelt +12.6
D+7.0
R+18.5
1,919
R
42.5%Bryan683
48.4%Taft778
9.0%
R+5.9
D+2.3
D+3.6
1,606
R
42.2%Parker630
50.4%Roosevelt753
7.4%
R+8.2
R+17.7
D+11.4
1,494
D
54.6%Bryan773
45.1%McKinley639
0.3%
D+9.5
R+68.2
D+17.0
1,416
D
88.8%Bryan890
11.2%McKinley112
0.0%
D+77.6
—
D+83.7
1,002
—
—
—
—
No data
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—
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
10.0%1,565
83.5%13,077
15,658
2022
R
14.4%1,559
82.1%8,905
10,845
2018
R
11.1%1,135
77.5%7,946
10,256
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+68.0
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+73.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.5 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Vernal, UT in Vernal, UT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+376
2012
+899
2013
+513
2014
+638
2015
+372
2016
−1,973
2017
−1,408
2018
−129
2019
+10
2021
+350
2022
+657
2023
+403
2024
+20
2025
−126
Vernal anchors Utah's energy-extraction economy, and its Uinta County core has delivered Republican presidential margins above 80% in recent cycles, reflecting the region's dependence on oil, gas, and mining employment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 81.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.6 points.
A population of 37,056, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,746 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blackfoot, ID and Cedar City, UT.
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In 2024, Vernal, UT, Utah voted Republican by 73.6 points (R+73.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,832 votes cast, 1,952 went Democratic and 13,599 went Republican.
When did Vernal, UT, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vernal, UT, Utah voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Vernal, UT, Utah?
Vernal, UT, Utah has a population of 37,056 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vernal, UT, Utah?
Median household income in Vernal, UT, Utah is $73,746 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Vernal, UT, Utah?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Vernal, UT, Utah from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
