Wasatch County, Utah: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,6422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $117,6082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Weber County, UT · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wasatch CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wasatch 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 | +92.6% |
| 1900 | +3.8% |
| 1904 | −22.5% |
| 1908 | −11.9% |
| 1912 | −8.7% |
| 1916 | +4.0% |
| 1920 | −22.8% |
| 1924 | −17.9% |
| 1928 | −15.8% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +11.6% |
| 1940 | +11.2% |
| 1944 | +8.3% |
| 1948 | +2.3% |
| 1952 | −26.8% |
| 1956 | −33.6% |
| 1960 | −16.3% |
| 1964 | +10.2% |
| 1968 | −25.3% |
| 1972 | −46.4% |
| 1976 | −26.9% |
| 1980 | −45.7% |
| 1984 | −46.4% |
| 1988 | −25.9% |
| 1992 | −18.0% |
| 1996 | −20.0% |
| 2000 | −41.3% |
| 2004 | −48.6% |
| 2008 | −29.8% |
| 2012 | −52.2% |
| 2016 | −24.9% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −27.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,459 | 11,495 | 18,354 | ||
| R | 6,187 | 10,795 | 17,790 | ||
| R | 3,063 | 6,115 | 12,266 | ||
| R | 2,191 | 7,220 | 9,640 | ||
| R | 2,892 | 5,430 | 8,531 | ||
| R | 1,854 | 5,503 | 7,512 | ||
| R | 1,476 | 3,819 | 5,675 | ||
| R | 1,374 | 2,222 | 4,242 | ||
| R | 1,042 | 1,822 | 4,336 | ||
| R | 1,451 | 2,487 | 3,997 | ||
| R | 1,015 | 2,789 | 3,824 | ||
| R | 994 | 2,799 | 3,946 | ||
| R | 1,092 | 1,940 | 3,150 | ||
| R | 693 | 2,046 | 2,914 | ||
| R | 941 | 1,611 | 2,643 | ||
| D | 1,420 | 1,158 | 2,578 | ||
| R | 1,066 | 1,480 | 2,547 | ||
| R | 864 | 1,738 | 2,602 | ||
| R | 968 | 1,677 | 2,645 | ||
| D | 1,219 | 1,165 | 2,389 | ||
| D | 1,249 | 1,058 | 2,309 | ||
| D | 1,502 | 1,199 | 2,702 | ||
| D | 1,299 | 1,029 | 2,334 | ||
| D | 1,103 | 1,042 | 2,163 | ||
| R | 973 | 1,340 | 2,317 | ||
| R | 727 | 1,105 | 2,109 | ||
| R | 665 | 1,061 | 1,738 | ||
| D | 885 | 817 | 1,716 | ||
| R | 957 | 1,210 | 2,901 | ||
| R | 985 | 1,265 | 2,350 | ||
| R | 656 | 1,042 | 1,714 | ||
| D | 781 | 723 | 1,509 | ||
| D | 1,333 | 51 | 1,384 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
29.9%
German
10.8%
Irish
5.5%
Scottish
5.1%
American
4.4%
Italian
3.7%
French
1.4%
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. 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: 36.8 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
$117,608
Wasatch County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Wasatch County$117,608
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Wasatch County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
4.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.7%
Working age (18–64)3.9%
Seniors (65+)5.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.6%
speak English only
Spanish11.5%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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 Democratic margin here reached ninety-three points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 36,642, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $117,608 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Weber County and Brazoria County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wasatch County, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wasatch County, Utah voted Republican by 27.4 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,354 votes cast, 6,459 went Democratic and 11,495 went Republican.
What is Wasatch County, Utah's political typology?
Akashic places Wasatch County, Utah in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 Wasatch County, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wasatch County, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wasatch County, Utah?
Wasatch County, Utah has a population of 36,642 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wasatch County, Utah?
Median household income in Wasatch County, Utah is $117,608 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Wasatch County, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wasatch County, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.