Weber County, Utah: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+23%. Democratic peak: D+64 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 269,6482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $90,0052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+64 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1980MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wasatch County, UT · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Weber CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Weber 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 | +64.4% |
| 1900 | −5.6% |
| 1904 | −31.7% |
| 1908 | −18.3% |
| 1912 | −1.7% |
| 1916 | +25.7% |
| 1920 | −13.4% |
| 1924 | −20.2% |
| 1928 | −8.5% |
| 1932 | +17.1% |
| 1936 | +55.2% |
| 1940 | +38.8% |
| 1944 | +34.7% |
| 1948 | +25.1% |
| 1952 | −2.2% |
| 1956 | −11.9% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +19.0% |
| 1968 | −12.8% |
| 1972 | −42.0% |
| 1976 | −19.6% |
| 1980 | −45.4% |
| 1984 | −41.4% |
| 1988 | −29.4% |
| 1992 | −13.2% |
| 1996 | −10.7% |
| 2000 | −30.9% |
| 2004 | −43.1% |
| 2008 | −27.5% |
| 2012 | −45.1% |
| 2016 | −19.9% |
| 2020 | −22.4% |
| 2024 | −23.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 41,238 | 67,549 | 112,054 | ||
| R | 40,695 | 65,949 | 112,649 | ||
| R | 23,131 | 40,235 | 86,006 | ||
| R | 19,841 | 54,224 | 76,290 | ||
| R | 25,666 | 45,885 | 73,394 | ||
| R | 19,862 | 51,199 | 72,691 | ||
| R | 19,890 | 39,254 | 62,742 | ||
| R | 21,404 | 27,443 | 56,242 | ||
| R | 17,795 | 26,812 | 68,216 | ||
| R | 21,431 | 39,676 | 62,018 | ||
| R | 18,346 | 44,590 | 63,334 | ||
| R | 15,404 | 43,807 | 62,599 | ||
| R | 23,111 | 34,811 | 59,684 | ||
| R | 14,503 | 37,753 | 55,334 | ||
| R | 20,465 | 27,034 | 51,182 | ||
| D | 29,666 | 20,206 | 49,872 | ||
| D | 24,239 | 22,293 | 46,563 | ||
| R | 17,747 | 22,542 | 40,289 | ||
| R | 19,795 | 20,692 | 40,487 | ||
| D | 20,861 | 12,445 | 33,559 | ||
| D | 19,639 | 9,518 | 29,205 | ||
| D | 18,037 | 7,946 | 26,007 | ||
| D | 17,594 | 4,989 | 22,826 | ||
| D | 11,541 | 8,019 | 20,549 | ||
| R | 8,361 | 9,934 | 18,468 | ||
| R | 3,970 | 7,382 | 16,931 | ||
| R | 5,239 | 7,122 | 14,045 | ||
| D | 8,139 | 4,720 | 13,313 | ||
| O | 2,986 | 3,171 | 10,818 | ||
| R | 3,965 | 5,881 | 10,490 | ||
| R | 3,108 | 6,331 | 10,153 | ||
| R | 4,092 | 4,585 | 8,759 | ||
| D | 6,343 | 1,373 | 7,716 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
24.2%
German
9.4%
Irish
6.7%
American
4.5%
Scottish
4.2%
Italian
3.0%
French
1.5%
African American
0.9%
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: 33.7 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
$90,005
Weber County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Weber County$90,005
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Weber County ranks in the top 10% 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
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.4%
Working age (18–64)7.2%
Seniors (65+)7.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.3%
speak English only
Spanish12.1%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
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 35.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Weber County's largest city, Ogden, adds urban density to an otherwise suburban and exurban electorate, yet the county has delivered Republican presidential margins above 20 points in recent cycles, reflecting Utah's broader Intermountain West patterns.
The Democratic margin here reached sixty-four points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 269,648, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,005 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wasatch County and Morgan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Weber County, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Weber County, Utah voted Republican by 23.5 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,054 votes cast, 41,238 went Democratic and 67,549 went Republican.
What is Weber County, Utah's political typology?
Akashic places Weber 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 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Weber County, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Weber County, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Weber County, Utah?
Weber County, Utah has a population of 269,648 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Weber County, Utah?
Median household income in Weber County, Utah is $90,005 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Weber County, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Weber County, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.