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State Senate District 22·Utah

Utah 22nd State Senate District delivered R+35 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Salt Lake's most Democratic state senate seat by a wide margin

2008 — 2024·5 elections
UT
Latest
R+35
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
114,258
2024 ACS

Utah 22nd State Senate District, Utah: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+73 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+35MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
114,2582024 5-year
Median household income
$100,4092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.0%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+73 in 2012MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−34.8%
14,77731,98649,439
R
−36.3%
13,58130,46946,540
R
−31.7%
5,62316,27433,601
R
−72.6%
3,71825,08929,436
R
−52.4%
5,78719,55626,267

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
32.1%
German
9.8%
Irish
5.3%
Scottish
4.2%
American
4.0%
Italian
2.2%
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: 26.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.3%
85+
0.5%
1.0%
75–84
1.2%
2.4%
65–74
2.6%
3.4%
55–64
3.4%
4.9%
45–54
4.7%
6.4%
35–44
6.1%
7.9%
25–34
7.4%
8.1%
18–24
8.1%
11.7%
5–17
11.0%
4.2%
<5
4.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$100,409
State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 22$100,409
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 187.1%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)7.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.5%
speak English only
Spanish11.9%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
80.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.4%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.2%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 12.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+58.4, this district anchors the Democratic core of Salt Lake County, reflecting a dense, urban electorate that consistently produces some of the largest leftward margins in Utah.

The Republican margin in Utah 22nd State Senate District reached its widest at seventy-three points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was thirty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $100,409, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 114,258 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 22, Utah — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/49022/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Utah vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Utah voted Republican by 34.8 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 49,439 votes cast, 14,777 went Democratic and 31,986 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Utah's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Utah as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Utah?
State Senate District 22, Utah has a population of 114,258 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 22, Utah?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Utah is $100,409 — above the national median of $80,734. The Utah state median is $95,166.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Utah?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Utah from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.