Heber, UT, Utah: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 79,6122024 5-year
- Median household income
- $128,6762024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Heber, 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 | 21,071 | 22,278 | 44,230 | ||
| D | 21,431 | 21,047 | 44,079 | ||
| D | 13,566 | 13,448 | 33,151 | ||
| R | 10,263 | 16,104 | 27,237 | ||
| D | 12,424 | 12,386 | 25,340 | ||
| R | 8,831 | 13,439 | 22,824 | ||
| R | 6,077 | 9,987 | 17,796 | ||
| R | 5,551 | 6,089 | 13,561 | ||
| R | 4,055 | 4,955 | 13,735 | ||
| R | 3,987 | 6,368 | 10,500 | ||
| R | 2,554 | 6,882 | 9,525 | ||
| R | 2,178 | 6,129 | 9,039 | ||
| R | 2,374 | 4,256 | 6,913 | ||
| R | 1,529 | 4,255 | 6,072 | ||
| R | 1,902 | 3,393 | 5,500 | ||
| D | 2,917 | 2,493 | 5,410 | ||
| R | 2,283 | 3,087 | 5,371 | ||
| R | 1,744 | 3,769 | 5,513 | ||
| R | 2,231 | 3,632 | 5,863 | ||
| R | 2,775 | 2,782 | 5,595 | ||
| D | 3,010 | 2,537 | 5,551 | ||
| D | 3,717 | 2,929 | 6,650 | ||
| D | 3,643 | 2,451 | 6,118 | ||
| D | 3,131 | 2,476 | 5,699 | ||
| R | 2,233 | 3,088 | 5,349 | ||
| R | 1,552 | 2,702 | 4,903 | ||
| R | 1,539 | 2,564 | 4,252 | ||
| D | 2,380 | 2,012 | 4,653 | ||
| R | 1,940 | 2,500 | 5,829 | ||
| R | 2,387 | 2,879 | 5,523 | ||
| R | 2,014 | 3,274 | 5,571 | ||
| D | 2,544 | 2,278 | 4,843 | ||
| D | 4,735 | 296 | 5,031 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
25.4%
German
11.5%
Irish
7.1%
Scottish
4.5%
Italian
4.1%
American
3.9%
French
2.0%
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: 39.3 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
$128,676
Heber, UT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Heber, UT$128,676
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
4.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.9%
Working age (18–64)4.7%
Seniors (65+)5.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.9%
speak English only
Spanish10.7%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Heber City anchors a high-elevation valley where rapid in-migration from the Wasatch Front has layered newer suburban voters onto a historically deep-red agricultural base, tightening some local margins over the past decade.
The Democratic margin in Heber, UT has rarely exceeded eighty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-five points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by three points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $128,676 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Heber, UT, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Heber, UT, Utah voted Republican by 2.7 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,230 votes cast, 21,071 went Democratic and 22,278 went Republican.
What is Heber, UT, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Heber, UT, Utah as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Heber, UT, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Heber, UT, Utah voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Heber, UT, Utah?
Heber, UT, Utah has a population of 79,612 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Heber, UT, Utah?
Median household income in Heber, UT, Utah is $128,676 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Heber, UT, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Heber, UT, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.