The 10 Most Conservative Cities In Utah For 2023


The most conservative cities in Utah are Roosevelt and Richfield for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of Utah would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Beehive State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in Utah with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.


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The 10 most conservative places in Utah for 2023

  1. Roosevelt
  2. Richfield
  3. Santaquin
  4. Nephi
  5. Vernal
  6. Ephraim
  7. Tremonton
  8. Perry
  9. Brigham City
  10. Enoch

If you’re wondering, Taylorsville is the most liberal city in Utah of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in Utah.

Additional reading about Utah and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In Utah For 2023

Roosevelt, UT

Source: Flickr User Chovee | CC BY 2.0

Percent Republican: 87.7%
More on Roosevelt: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Richfield, UT

Source: Wikipedia User Ken Lund | CC BY-SA 2.0

Percent Republican: 87.4%
More on Richfield: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Santaquin, UT

Source: Flickr User CountyLemonade | CC BY 2.0

Percent Republican: 86.7%
More on Santaquin: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Nephi, UT

Source: Wikipedia User Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller) | GFDL

Percent Republican: 86.7%
More on Nephi: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Vernal, UT

Source: Wikipedia User InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA | CC BY-SA 2.0

Percent Republican: 86.7%
More on Vernal: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Ephraim, UT

Source: Wikipedia User Flickr user Ken Lund | CC BY-SA 2.0

Percent Republican: 82.8%
More on Ephraim: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Tremonton, UT

Source: Wikipedia User Tricia Simpson | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 79.7%
More on Tremonton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Percent Republican: 79.7%
More on Perry: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Brigham City, UT

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 79.7%
More on Brigham City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Enoch, UT

Source: Flickr User damonras | CC BY 2.0

Percent Republican: 75.6%
More on Enoch: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How we determined the most conservative cities in Utah for 2023

To find the most conservative places in Utah, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in Utah over 5,000 people based on the 2017-2021 American Community Survey. That left us with 89 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 89 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Roosevelt, is “The Most Conservative City in Utah For 2023”. The most liberal place in Utah was Taylorsville.

We updated this article for 2023. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in Utah.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in Utah

Well, there you have it, the places in Utah that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Roosevelt ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in Utah:

  1. Taylorsville
  2. Riverton
  3. South Jordan

For more Utah reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In Utah

Rank City Population % Conservative
1 Roosevelt, UT 6,757 87.7%
2 Richfield, UT 8,086 87.4%
3 Santaquin, UT 13,602 86.7%
4 Nephi, UT 6,334 86.7%
5 Vernal, UT 10,037 86.7%
6 Ephraim, UT 5,671 82.8%
7 Tremonton, UT 9,727 79.7%
8 Perry, UT 5,444 79.7%
9 Brigham City, UT 19,373 79.7%
10 Enoch, UT 7,307 75.6%
11 Cedar City, UT 34,246 75.6%
12 St. George, UT 92,875 73.9%
13 Santa Clara, UT 7,418 73.9%
14 Ivins, UT 8,786 73.9%
15 Washington, UT 27,689 73.9%
16 Hurricane, UT 19,501 73.9%
17 Price, UT 8,192 71.4%
18 Bluffdale, UT 16,576 67.8%
19 Spanish Fork, UT 41,953 67.8%
20 Springville, UT 34,750 67.8%
21 Draper, UT 49,978 67.8%
22 Eagle Mountain, UT 42,905 67.8%
23 Saratoga Springs, UT 36,977 67.8%
24 Vineyard, UT 11,579 67.8%
25 Cedar Hills, UT 9,975 67.8%
26 American Fork, UT 32,822 67.8%
27 Mapleton, UT 11,226 67.8%
28 Payson, UT 21,093 67.8%
29 Alpine, UT 10,209 67.8%
30 Lindon, UT 11,346 67.8%
31 Provo, UT 113,538 67.8%
32 Salem, UT 9,097 67.8%
33 Orem, UT 96,734 67.8%
34 Lehi, UT 73,911 67.8%
35 Pleasant Grove, UT 37,228 67.8%
36 Highland, UT 18,913 67.8%
37 Grantsville, UT 12,331 66.7%
38 Tooele, UT 35,223 66.7%
39 Hyrum, UT 9,330 65.2%
40 Hyde Park, UT 5,116 65.2%
41 Providence, UT 8,199 65.2%
42 Smithfield, UT 13,263 65.2%
43 Nibley, UT 7,160 65.2%
44 Logan, UT 52,420 65.2%
45 North Logan, UT 10,705 65.2%
46 Bountiful, UT 45,496 61.3%
47 Centerville, UT 16,711 61.3%
48 North Salt Lake, UT 21,411 61.3%
49 Kaysville, UT 32,438 61.3%
50 Clinton, UT 23,192 61.3%
51 Layton, UT 80,858 61.3%
52 Fruit Heights, UT 5,969 61.3%
53 Clearfield, UT 31,802 61.3%
54 Woods Cross, UT 11,372 61.3%
55 Sunset, UT 5,454 61.3%
56 West Point, UT 10,963 61.3%
57 West Bountiful, UT 5,871 61.3%
58 South Weber, UT 7,801 61.3%
59 Syracuse, UT 31,715 61.3%
60 Farmington, UT 23,990 61.3%
61 Midway, UT 5,881 60.7%
62 Heber, UT 16,416 60.7%
63 Park City, UT 8,352 60.7%
64 Pleasant View, UT 10,733 59.2%
65 Riverdale, UT 9,279 59.2%
66 Roy, UT 39,076 59.2%
67 Hooper, UT 8,941 59.2%
68 North Ogden, UT 20,703 59.2%
69 Ogden, UT 86,110 59.2%
70 Harrisville, UT 6,858 59.2%
71 Plain City, UT 7,662 59.2%
72 Washington Terrace, UT 9,215 59.2%
73 West Haven, UT 16,918 59.2%
74 Farr West, UT 7,581 59.2%
75 South Ogden, UT 17,363 59.2%
76 Moab, UT 5,329 43.4%
77 Midvale, UT 35,313 42.1%
78 South Salt Lake, UT 26,086 42.1%
79 Herriman, UT 52,860 42.1%
80 Sandy, UT 96,272 42.1%
81 Salt Lake City, UT 199,153 42.1%
82 Cottonwood Heights, UT 33,597 42.1%
83 Holladay, UT 31,738 42.1%
84 Murray, UT 50,183 42.1%
85 West Valley City, UT 139,361 42.1%
86 West Jordan, UT 116,045 42.1%
87 South Jordan, UT 75,617 42.1%
88 Riverton, UT 44,773 42.1%
89 Taylorsville, UT 60,295 42.1%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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