Beaver County, Utah: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+74%. Republican peak: R+75 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+74MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,2732024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,3602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+68 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Borden County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Beaver CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Beaver County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | +67.5% |
| 1900 | −4.0% |
| 1904 | −18.5% |
| 1908 | −13.7% |
| 1912 | −4.1% |
| 1916 | +20.5% |
| 1920 | −17.1% |
| 1924 | −22.2% |
| 1928 | −10.2% |
| 1932 | +11.3% |
| 1936 | +18.8% |
| 1940 | +8.4% |
| 1944 | +8.1% |
| 1948 | +5.9% |
| 1952 | −10.3% |
| 1956 | −7.2% |
| 1960 | +8.7% |
| 1964 | +20.0% |
| 1968 | −10.0% |
| 1972 | −31.7% |
| 1976 | −6.0% |
| 1980 | −39.7% |
| 1984 | −36.2% |
| 1988 | −22.3% |
| 1992 | −17.6% |
| 1996 | −22.8% |
| 2000 | −49.4% |
| 2004 | −60.1% |
| 2008 | −54.2% |
| 2012 | −71.4% |
| 2016 | −62.8% |
| 2020 | −75.4% |
| 2024 | −74.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 394 | 2,781 | 3,212 | ||
| R | 357 | 2,695 | 3,100 | ||
| R | 264 | 1,838 | 2,505 | ||
| R | 346 | 2,174 | 2,560 | ||
| R | 542 | 1,902 | 2,509 | ||
| R | 493 | 2,023 | 2,544 | ||
| R | 541 | 1,653 | 2,252 | ||
| R | 687 | 1,164 | 2,094 | ||
| R | 668 | 1,040 | 2,111 | ||
| R | 816 | 1,286 | 2,112 | ||
| R | 708 | 1,516 | 2,231 | ||
| R | 621 | 1,477 | 2,157 | ||
| R | 963 | 1,088 | 2,076 | ||
| R | 682 | 1,332 | 2,053 | ||
| R | 795 | 989 | 1,944 | ||
| D | 1,189 | 792 | 1,981 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 971 | 2,127 | ||
| R | 1,030 | 1,190 | 2,220 | ||
| R | 1,038 | 1,277 | 2,315 | ||
| D | 1,190 | 1,057 | 2,264 | ||
| D | 1,128 | 958 | 2,088 | ||
| D | 1,303 | 1,101 | 2,405 | ||
| D | 1,337 | 913 | 2,261 | ||
| D | 1,218 | 969 | 2,201 | ||
| R | 936 | 1,149 | 2,090 | ||
| R | 578 | 989 | 1,854 | ||
| R | 741 | 1,056 | 1,837 | ||
| D | 1,291 | 842 | 2,194 | ||
| R | 602 | 671 | 1,688 | ||
| R | 714 | 945 | 1,687 | ||
| R | 593 | 869 | 1,494 | ||
| R | 629 | 682 | 1,314 | ||
| D | 1,057 | 205 | 1,262 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
36.5%
Scottish
7.1%
Irish
6.7%
German
2.2%
Italian
1.9%
American
1.4%
Polish
0.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,360
Beaver County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Beaver County$79,360
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Beaver County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.6%
Working age (18–64)7.2%
Seniors (65+)0.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.3%
speak English only
Spanish10.4%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Beaver County's sparse ranching communities and tiny population of roughly 6,000 produce some of the most concentrated Republican presidential margins in Utah, with the 2024 result exceeding 74 points.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-five points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-four points.
A median household income of $79,360, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,273 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Borden County and Gaines County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Beaver County, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beaver County, Utah voted Republican by 74.3 points (R+74), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,212 votes cast, 394 went Democratic and 2,781 went Republican.
What is Beaver County, Utah's political typology?
Akashic places Beaver County, Utah in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Beaver County, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beaver County, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Beaver County, Utah?
Beaver County, Utah has a population of 7,273 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beaver County, Utah?
Median household income in Beaver County, Utah is $79,360 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Beaver County, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beaver County, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.