Duchesne County, Utah: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+76%. Republican peak: R+80 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+76MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,1852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,4452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+80 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Uintah County, UT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Duchesne CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Duchesne 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 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | +29.7% |
| 1920 | −28.4% |
| 1924 | −24.6% |
| 1928 | −27.5% |
| 1932 | +8.4% |
| 1936 | +29.2% |
| 1940 | +20.0% |
| 1944 | +17.7% |
| 1948 | +11.2% |
| 1952 | −22.6% |
| 1956 | −36.0% |
| 1960 | −14.0% |
| 1964 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | −30.9% |
| 1972 | −50.2% |
| 1976 | −37.9% |
| 1980 | −61.7% |
| 1984 | −70.8% |
| 1988 | −42.9% |
| 1992 | −26.5% |
| 1996 | −42.2% |
| 2000 | −62.5% |
| 2004 | −72.1% |
| 2008 | −65.8% |
| 2012 | −80.2% |
| 2016 | −71.7% |
| 2020 | −77.9% |
| 2024 | −75.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,009 | 7,815 | 8,968 | ||
| R | 843 | 7,513 | 8,562 | ||
| R | 500 | 5,508 | 6,988 | ||
| R | 581 | 5,698 | 6,379 | ||
| R | 911 | 4,689 | 5,744 | ||
| R | 738 | 4,742 | 5,556 | ||
| R | 779 | 3,622 | 4,546 | ||
| R | 892 | 2,648 | 4,159 | ||
| R | 772 | 1,983 | 4,565 | ||
| R | 1,227 | 3,118 | 4,403 | ||
| R | 746 | 4,437 | 5,210 | ||
| R | 854 | 3,827 | 4,819 | ||
| R | 1,110 | 2,619 | 3,982 | ||
| R | 629 | 2,183 | 3,097 | ||
| R | 858 | 1,733 | 2,834 | ||
| D | 1,320 | 1,251 | 2,571 | ||
| R | 1,166 | 1,546 | 2,713 | ||
| R | 874 | 1,856 | 2,730 | ||
| R | 1,242 | 1,969 | 3,211 | ||
| D | 1,588 | 1,266 | 2,870 | ||
| D | 1,629 | 1,140 | 2,769 | ||
| D | 1,982 | 1,322 | 3,308 | ||
| D | 1,970 | 1,070 | 3,085 | ||
| D | 1,590 | 1,333 | 3,072 | ||
| R | 899 | 1,585 | 2,497 | ||
| R | 731 | 1,277 | 2,217 | ||
| R | 822 | 1,523 | 2,466 | ||
| D | 1,443 | 687 | 2,549 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
26.4%
German
8.8%
Irish
5.9%
American
4.8%
Scottish
4.7%
Italian
3.1%
French
1.1%
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: 34.1 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
$78,445
Duchesne County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Duchesne County$78,445
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Duchesne 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
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Duchesne County's economy anchors on oil, gas, and ranching across the Uinta Basin's high desert, producing a rural electorate that backed the Republican presidential nominee by more than 75 points in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached eighty points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-six points.
A population of 20,185, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,445 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Uintah County and Hutchinson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Duchesne County, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Duchesne County, Utah voted Republican by 75.9 points (R+76), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,968 votes cast, 1,009 went Democratic and 7,815 went Republican.
What is Duchesne County, Utah's political typology?
Akashic places Duchesne County, Utah in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 7 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Duchesne County, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Duchesne County, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Duchesne County, Utah?
Duchesne County, Utah has a population of 20,185 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Duchesne County, Utah?
Median household income in Duchesne County, Utah is $78,445 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Duchesne County, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Duchesne County, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.