Cedar City, UT, Utah: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+57%. Republican peak: R+72 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+57MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 62,2522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,2472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Cedar City, UT, UTOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,683 | 21,571 | 27,878 | ||
| R | 4,892 | 18,989 | 25,104 | ||
| R | 2,450 | 11,561 | 17,831 | ||
| R | 2,148 | 14,200 | 16,811 | ||
| R | 3,258 | 12,518 | 16,450 | ||
| R | 2,267 | 12,815 | 15,446 | ||
| R | 1,789 | 10,106 | 12,594 | ||
| R | 1,887 | 6,550 | 9,391 | ||
| R | 1,537 | 5,616 | 9,378 | ||
| R | 1,736 | 6,038 | 7,868 | ||
| R | 1,342 | 6,856 | 8,251 | ||
| R | 1,242 | 6,207 | 7,804 | ||
| R | 1,700 | 4,757 | 6,833 | ||
| R | 1,098 | 5,085 | 6,648 | ||
| R | 1,157 | 3,337 | 5,011 | ||
| R | 2,053 | 2,522 | 4,575 | ||
| R | 1,738 | 3,079 | 4,818 | ||
| R | 1,311 | 3,321 | 4,632 | ||
| R | 1,596 | 3,175 | 4,771 | ||
| R | 1,596 | 2,289 | 3,911 | ||
| R | 1,677 | 1,930 | 3,621 | ||
| R | 1,915 | 2,060 | 3,998 | ||
| D | 1,844 | 1,396 | 3,289 | ||
| R | 1,358 | 1,599 | 3,163 | ||
| R | 682 | 1,823 | 2,528 | ||
| R | 485 | 1,429 | 2,150 | ||
| R | 561 | 1,399 | 2,010 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 825 | 2,061 | ||
| R | 544 | 695 | 1,398 | ||
| R | 488 | 712 | 1,276 | ||
| R | 442 | 741 | 1,262 | ||
| D | 708 | 628 | 1,338 | ||
| D | 806 | 205 | 1,011 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
29.0%
German
9.9%
American
7.3%
Irish
5.4%
Scottish
3.7%
Italian
2.3%
French
1.2%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 30.2 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,247
Cedar City, UT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cedar City, UT$66,247
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)6.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish6.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Southern Utah University, Cedar City tempers the region's deep-red baseline with a modest student and arts-community presence, though Republicans routinely post margins above 40 points in countywide contests.
The Democratic margin in Cedar City, UT peaked at fifty-nine points in 1896. By 1940 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $66,247 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cedar City, UT, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cedar City, UT, Utah voted Republican by 57.0 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,878 votes cast, 5,683 went Democratic and 21,571 went Republican.
What is Cedar City, UT, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Cedar City, UT, Utah as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cedar City, UT, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cedar City, UT, Utah voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Cedar City, UT, Utah?
Cedar City, UT, Utah has a population of 62,252 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cedar City, UT, Utah?
Median household income in Cedar City, UT, Utah is $66,247 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Cedar City, UT, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cedar City, UT, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.