St. George, UT, Utah: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 196,4312024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,6322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for St. George, 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 | 22,327 | 73,165 | 97,256 | ||
| R | 20,530 | 67,294 | 91,160 | ||
| R | 10,288 | 42,650 | 62,371 | ||
| R | 8,337 | 44,698 | 54,226 | ||
| R | 10,826 | 37,311 | 49,529 | ||
| R | 7,513 | 35,633 | 44,018 | ||
| R | 5,465 | 25,481 | 32,461 | ||
| R | 4,816 | 17,637 | 25,020 | ||
| R | 3,364 | 11,310 | 21,476 | ||
| R | 3,054 | 13,306 | 16,565 | ||
| R | 1,846 | 12,049 | 13,977 | ||
| R | 1,678 | 10,181 | 12,197 | ||
| R | 1,893 | 5,944 | 8,414 | ||
| R | 956 | 5,176 | 6,662 | ||
| R | 975 | 3,226 | 5,000 | ||
| R | 1,789 | 2,534 | 4,323 | ||
| R | 1,298 | 2,876 | 4,174 | ||
| R | 877 | 3,172 | 4,049 | ||
| R | 1,076 | 2,941 | 4,017 | ||
| R | 1,580 | 2,029 | 3,617 | ||
| D | 1,694 | 1,575 | 3,270 | ||
| D | 1,993 | 1,625 | 3,621 | ||
| D | 2,005 | 1,145 | 3,164 | ||
| D | 1,648 | 1,378 | 3,047 | ||
| R | 857 | 1,686 | 2,547 | ||
| R | 868 | 1,181 | 2,149 | ||
| R | 1,008 | 1,138 | 2,156 | ||
| D | 1,397 | 703 | 2,104 | ||
| D | 842 | 712 | 1,633 | ||
| D | 810 | 740 | 1,556 | ||
| D | 761 | 718 | 1,484 | ||
| D | 1,003 | 409 | 1,414 | ||
| D | 1,210 | 170 | 1,380 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
30.7%
German
12.9%
Irish
8.1%
American
4.9%
Scottish
4.3%
Italian
3.0%
French
1.5%
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: 39.1 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
$80,632
St. George, UT ranks near the middle of US counties.
St. George, UT$80,632
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.2%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.1%
speak English only
Spanish8.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
St. George's Washington County has expanded rapidly as retirees and remote workers relocate from California and Nevada, yet the influx has barely dented Republican margins, which routinely exceed 40 points in statewide contests.
The Democratic margin in St. George, UT peaked at seventy-five points in 1896. By 1948 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $80,632 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% 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 St. George, UT, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, St. George, UT, Utah voted Republican by 52.3 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 97,256 votes cast, 22,327 went Democratic and 73,165 went Republican.
What is St. George, UT, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies St. George, 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did St. George, UT, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which St. George, UT, Utah voted Democratic was 1944.
How many people live in St. George, UT, Utah?
St. George, UT, Utah has a population of 196,431 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in St. George, UT, Utah?
Median household income in St. George, UT, Utah is $80,632 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of St. George, UT, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in St. George, UT, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.