Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah: Western maverick metro. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+79 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Western maverickAkashic typology
- Population
- 717,9862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $100,6912024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+79 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Provo-Orem-Lehi, 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 | 85,671 | 209,147 | 304,661 | ||
| R | 76,678 | 197,899 | 295,004 | ||
| R | 28,964 | 105,009 | 207,863 | ||
| R | 17,732 | 160,398 | 181,723 | ||
| R | 30,308 | 124,907 | 160,895 | ||
| R | 17,962 | 130,950 | 152,590 | ||
| R | 17,064 | 100,278 | 123,041 | ||
| R | 19,219 | 70,943 | 100,657 | ||
| R | 14,913 | 62,635 | 111,073 | ||
| R | 19,507 | 69,639 | 90,750 | ||
| R | 15,718 | 74,186 | 90,333 | ||
| R | 12,886 | 73,731 | 88,822 | ||
| R | 19,418 | 50,618 | 73,494 | ||
| R | 11,519 | 43,808 | 61,889 | ||
| R | 17,536 | 30,427 | 51,754 | ||
| D | 25,255 | 21,838 | 47,093 | ||
| R | 20,784 | 24,260 | 45,069 | ||
| R | 13,772 | 26,883 | 40,655 | ||
| R | 16,530 | 22,624 | 39,154 | ||
| D | 17,692 | 14,791 | 32,798 | ||
| D | 17,205 | 11,138 | 28,393 | ||
| D | 17,304 | 10,152 | 27,509 | ||
| D | 16,706 | 7,200 | 24,072 | ||
| D | 14,109 | 9,173 | 23,781 | ||
| R | 9,669 | 10,328 | 20,086 | ||
| R | 6,467 | 8,271 | 18,051 | ||
| R | 7,685 | 9,444 | 17,717 | ||
| D | 10,456 | 6,449 | 17,510 | ||
| D | 5,621 | 5,356 | 15,117 | ||
| R | 6,405 | 7,988 | 14,963 | ||
| R | 5,449 | 7,983 | 14,062 | ||
| D | 7,377 | 7,230 | 14,787 | ||
| D | 9,735 | 2,478 | 12,213 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
32.8%
German
9.8%
Irish
5.2%
Scottish
4.2%
American
4.1%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.4%
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: 25.9 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
$100,691
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$100,691
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.1%
speak English only
Spanish11.5%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 11.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Brigham Young University and a booming Silicon Slopes tech sector, Provo-Orem-Lehi routinely posts some of the highest Republican margins of any major metro in the country, driven by a young, highly educated, and predominantly Latter-day Saint population.
The metro has voted both ways in living memory. The Democratic margin peaked at fifty-nine points in 1896; the Republican margin peaked at seventy-nine points in 2012. The 2024 margin of forty-one points fits the pattern of swing.
Its demographics — a population of 717,986, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $100,691 — describe a Western place.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah voted Republican by 40.5 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 304,661 votes cast, 85,671 went Democratic and 209,147 went Republican.
What is Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah as a "Western maverick" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah?
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah has a population of 717,986 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah?
Median household income in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah is $100,691 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Western maverick" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.