Utah presidential election results and history
Utah has voted in 33 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 24 of the 33 with a recorded winner (73%).
Current members of Congress from Utah (6)
- John R. Curtis Senator · Republican
- Mike Lee Senator · Republican
- Blake D. Moore District 1 · Republican
- Celeste Maloy District 2 · Republican
- Mike Kennedy District 3 · Republican
- Burgess Owens District 4 · Republican
- Latest (2024)
- Donald J. Trump21.6 pts
- Electoral votes
- 6
- Republican wins
- 25
- Democratic wins
- 8
Counties in 2024
Full 2024 resultsEvery presidential election in Utah
Download CSV| Year | Carried by | Share | Runner-up | Margin | EV | Votes counted | National winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald J. Trump | 59.4% | Kamala Harris | 21.6 | 6 | 1,488,494 | Donald J. Trump ✓ |
| 2020 | Donald J. Trump | 58.1% | Joseph R. Biden | 20.5 | 6 | 1,488,289 | Joseph R. Biden ✗ |
| 2016 | Donald J. Trump | 45.5% | Hillary Clinton | 18.1 | 6 | 1,131,430 | Donald J. Trump ✓ |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | 72.8% | Barack Obama | 48.0 | 6 | 1,017,440 | Barack Obama ✗ |
| 2008 | John McCain | 62.6% | Barack Obama | 28.2 | 5 | 952,370 | Barack Obama ✗ |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | 71.5% | John Kerry | 45.5 | 5 | 927,844 | George W. Bush ✓ |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | 66.8% | Albert Gore, Jr. | 40.5 | 5 | 770,754 | George W. Bush ✓ |
| 1996 | Robert Dole | 54.4% | William J. Clinton | 21.1 | 5 | 665,629 | William J. Clinton ✗ |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush | 43.4% | H. Ross Perot | 16.0 | 5 | 743,999 | William J. Clinton ✗ |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush | 66.2% | Michael Dukakis | 34.2 | 5 | 647,008 | George H. W. Bush ✓ |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | 74.5% | Walter Mondale | 49.8 | 5 | 629,656 | Ronald Reagan ✓ |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan | 72.8% | Jimmy Carter | 52.2 | 4 | 604,222 | Ronald Reagan ✓ |
| 1976 | Gerald R. Ford | 62.4% | Jimmy Carter | 28.8 | 4 | 541,198 | Jimmy Carter ✗ |
| 1972 | Richard M. Nixon | 67.6% | George McGovern | 41.3 | 4 | 478,476 | Richard M. Nixon ✓ |
| 1968 | Richard M. Nixon | 56.5% | Hubert Humphrey | 19.4 | 4 | 422,568 | Richard M. Nixon ✓ |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 54.7% | Barry Goldwater | 9.4 | 4 | 401,413 | Lyndon B. Johnson ✓ |
| 1960 | Richard M. Nixon | 54.8% | John F. Kennedy | 9.6 | 4 | 374,709 | John F. Kennedy ✗ |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 64.6% | Adlai Stevenson | 29.1 | 4 | 333,995 | Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓ |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 58.9% | Adlai Stevenson | 17.9 | 4 | 329,554 | Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓ |
| 1948 | Harry S Truman | 54.0% | Thomas E. Dewey | 9.0 | 4 | 276,306 | Harry S Truman ✓ |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 60.4% | Thomas E. Dewey | 21.0 | 4 | 248,319 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 62.3% | Wendell L. Willkie | 24.7 | 4 | 247,819 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 69.3% | Alfred M. Landon | 39.6 | 4 | 216,679 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 56.5% | Herbert Hoover | 15.5 | 4 | 206,578 | Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover | 53.6% | Alfred E. Smith | 7.7 | 4 | 176,603 | Herbert Hoover ✓ |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge | 49.3% | John W. Davis | 19.3 | 4 | 156,990 | Calvin Coolidge ✓ |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding | 55.9% | James M. Cox | 17.1 | 4 | 145,828 | Warren G. Harding ✓ |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson | 58.8% | Charles E. Hughes | 21.0 | 4 | 143,145 | Woodrow Wilson ✓ |
| 1912 | William Howard Taft | 37.4% | Woodrow Wilson | 4.8 | 4 | 112,272 | Woodrow Wilson ✗ |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft | 56.2% | William Jennings Bryan | 17.1 | 3 | 108,757 | William Howard Taft ✓ |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt | 61.4% | Alton B. Parker | 28.6 | 3 | 101,626 | Theodore Roosevelt ✓ |
| 1900 | William McKinley | 50.6% | William Jennings Bryan | 2.3 | 3 | 93,071 | William McKinley ✓ |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan | 82.7% | William McKinley | 65.5 | 3 | 78,098 | William McKinley ✗ |
Counties
- Beaver County
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Carbon County
- Daggett County
- Davis County
- Duchesne County
- Emery County
- Garfield County
- Grand County
- Iron County
- Juab County
- Kane County
- Millard County
- Morgan County
- Piute County
- Rich County
- Salt Lake County
- San Juan County
- Sanpete County
- Sevier County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Uintah County
- Utah County
- Wasatch County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Weber County
Questions and answers
How has Utah voted in recent presidential elections?
2024: Donald J. Trump by 21.6 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 20.5 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 18.1 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 48.0 points; 2008: John McCain by 28.2 points.
When did Utah last vote Democratic for president?
In 1964, for Lyndon B. Johnson.
When did Utah last vote Republican for president?
In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.
How often does Utah vote for the winning presidential candidate?
Utah backed the national winner in 24 of 33 elections in this record (73%).
Is Utah a swing state?
No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 48.0 points, Republican by 18.1 points, Republican by 20.5 points and Republican by 21.6 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data