Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted D+7%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+7MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,275,8702024 5-year
- Median household income
- $98,0592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+75 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1980MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Salt Lake City-Murray, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 283,218 | 245,039 | 543,643 | ||
| D | 298,849 | 251,188 | 578,099 | ||
| D | 180,436 | 149,212 | 445,735 | ||
| R | 150,671 | 238,079 | 403,516 | ||
| R | 182,818 | 187,690 | 381,086 | ||
| R | 140,079 | 227,909 | 378,802 | ||
| R | 111,577 | 179,392 | 319,738 | ||
| R | 121,943 | 131,832 | 290,489 | ||
| R | 103,352 | 120,923 | 329,002 | ||
| R | 111,619 | 169,096 | 286,707 | ||
| R | 82,072 | 190,014 | 275,056 | ||
| R | 61,604 | 175,435 | 262,547 | ||
| R | 91,030 | 148,757 | 248,028 | ||
| R | 71,110 | 137,707 | 218,211 | ||
| R | 81,497 | 105,364 | 196,930 | ||
| D | 109,165 | 80,629 | 189,794 | ||
| R | 79,533 | 93,861 | 173,401 | ||
| R | 55,721 | 98,569 | 154,290 | ||
| R | 62,991 | 87,385 | 150,376 | ||
| D | 65,755 | 54,515 | 121,801 | ||
| D | 68,916 | 41,080 | 110,157 | ||
| D | 69,943 | 36,903 | 107,034 | ||
| D | 64,747 | 24,848 | 90,328 | ||
| D | 49,877 | 33,631 | 85,615 | ||
| R | 35,548 | 36,100 | 72,088 | ||
| R | 15,527 | 28,510 | 61,070 | ||
| R | 20,165 | 29,228 | 53,343 | ||
| D | 32,235 | 18,717 | 52,957 | ||
| R | 11,114 | 13,669 | 38,341 | ||
| R | 13,762 | 21,911 | 37,833 | ||
| R | 9,028 | 21,954 | 33,777 | ||
| R | 13,954 | 14,755 | 29,298 | ||
| D | 20,301 | 2,851 | 23,173 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
24.6%
German
10.1%
Irish
6.3%
Scottish
3.6%
American
3.5%
Italian
3.0%
French
1.8%
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: 33.9 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
$98,059
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$98,059
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.3%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.0%
speak English only
Spanish13.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Salt Lake City and its Murray corridor have shifted measurably toward competitive margins over the past decade as the metro's educated, younger workforce has grown — making it an outlier within Utah's otherwise reliably Republican statewide map.
The Democratic margin in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT has rarely exceeded seventy-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-three points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Democratic candidate by seven points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a 8% poverty rate, and a median household income of $98,059 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah voted Democratic by 7.0 points (D+7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 543,643 votes cast, 283,218 went Democratic and 245,039 went Republican.
What is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Salt Lake City-Murray, 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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah has a population of 1,275,870 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?
Median household income in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah is $98,059 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Salt Lake City-Murray, 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.