Vernal, UT, Utah: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+74%. Republican peak: R+81 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+74MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,0562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,7462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+81 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Vernal, 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 | 1,952 | 13,599 | 15,832 | ||
| R | 1,663 | 13,261 | 15,370 | ||
| R | 995 | 9,810 | 12,864 | ||
| R | 997 | 10,421 | 11,611 | ||
| R | 1,462 | 8,441 | 10,151 | ||
| R | 1,266 | 8,518 | 9,957 | ||
| R | 1,387 | 6,733 | 8,397 | ||
| R | 1,714 | 4,743 | 7,464 | ||
| R | 1,374 | 3,505 | 7,774 | ||
| R | 1,799 | 5,341 | 7,218 | ||
| R | 1,186 | 7,337 | 8,574 | ||
| R | 1,049 | 6,045 | 7,332 | ||
| R | 1,342 | 4,017 | 5,807 | ||
| R | 716 | 4,712 | 5,868 | ||
| R | 1,145 | 3,034 | 4,622 | ||
| R | 2,142 | 2,437 | 4,579 | ||
| R | 1,380 | 2,882 | 4,262 | ||
| R | 820 | 2,840 | 3,660 | ||
| R | 1,136 | 2,806 | 3,942 | ||
| D | 1,622 | 1,513 | 3,153 | ||
| D | 1,519 | 1,479 | 3,000 | ||
| D | 1,773 | 1,624 | 3,399 | ||
| D | 1,986 | 1,193 | 3,258 | ||
| D | 1,778 | 1,355 | 3,190 | ||
| R | 880 | 1,589 | 2,483 | ||
| R | 716 | 1,296 | 2,128 | ||
| R | 817 | 1,354 | 2,239 | ||
| D | 1,459 | 712 | 2,276 | ||
| O | 566 | 545 | 1,919 | ||
| R | 683 | 778 | 1,606 | ||
| R | 630 | 753 | 1,494 | ||
| D | 773 | 639 | 1,416 | ||
| D | 890 | 112 | 1,002 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.9%
German
7.5%
Irish
7.0%
American
4.6%
Scottish
3.8%
Italian
2.4%
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: 33.2 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
$73,746
Vernal, UT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Vernal, UT$73,746
Utah$95,166
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Vernal anchors Utah's energy-extraction economy, and its Uinta County core has delivered Republican presidential margins above 80% in recent cycles, reflecting the region's dependence on oil, gas, and mining employment.
The Democratic margin in Vernal, UT peaked at seventy-eight points in 1896. By 1952 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was seventy-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $73,746 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% 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 Vernal, UT, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vernal, UT, Utah voted Republican by 73.6 points (R+74), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,832 votes cast, 1,952 went Democratic and 13,599 went Republican.
What is Vernal, UT, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Vernal, 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 8 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did Vernal, UT, Utah last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vernal, UT, Utah voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Vernal, UT, Utah?
Vernal, UT, Utah has a population of 37,056 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vernal, UT, Utah?
Median household income in Vernal, UT, Utah is $73,746 — below the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of Vernal, UT, Utah?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vernal, UT, Utah from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.