Election Results for Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	36,664	14.6
Deaths:	19,261	7.7
Net Migration:	-14,206	-5.6
Net Immigration:	4,628	1.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +101,976	D +16,437	R + 0.8%
D +118,413
2020 vs. 2012	R +13,109	D +135,069	D + 31.1%
D +148,178
2020 vs. 2008	R +63,498	D +52,533	D + 10.0%
D +116,031

2016 vs. 2008	R -38,478	D +36,096	D + 10.8%
D -2,382
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	62%	Joe Biden (D)	298,849	51.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	251,188	43.5%	28,062 [+]	4.9%	578,099	-3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 13,177 (2.3%);
2016	52%	Hillary Clinton (D)	180,436	40.5%	Donald Trump (R)	149,212	33.5%	116,087 [+]	26.0%	445,735	-12	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Evan McMullin (I) 84,649 (19.0%); Gary Johnson (Lbt) 17,089 (3.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 5,147 (1.2%);
2012	51%	Mitt Romney (R)	238,079	59.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	150,671	37.3%	14,766 [+]	3.7%	403,516	12	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 5,753 (1.4%);
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	187,690	48.8%	Barack Obama (D)	182,818	47.5%	14,399 [+]	3.7%	384,907	3	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 3,919 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 2,693 (0.7%);
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	227,909	60.2%	John Kerry (D)	140,079	37.0%	10,814 [+]	2.9%	378,802	9	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 6,175 (1.6%);
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	179,392	56.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	111,577	34.9%	28,769 [+]	9.0%	319,738	8	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 21,639 (6.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 3,852 (1.2%);
1996	49%	Robert Dole (R)	131,832	45.4%	Bill Clinton* (D)	121,943	42.0%	36,714 [+]	12.6%	290,489	5	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 28,864 (9.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,842 (1.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 2,199 (0.8%);
1992	63%	George Bush* (R)	120,923	36.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	103,352	31.4%	104,657 [+]	31.8%	328,932	-1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 94,979 (28.9%);
1988	60%	George Bush (R)	169,096	59.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	111,619	38.9%	5,992 [+]	2.1%	286,707	6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 4,184 (1.5%);
1984	62%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	190,014	69.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	82,072	29.8%	2,970	1.1%	275,056	10	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	63%	Ronald Reagan (R)	175,435	66.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	61,604	23.5%	25,508 [+]	9.7%	262,547	16	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 19,938 (7.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 4,014 (1.5%);
1976	70%	Gerald Ford* (R)	148,757	60.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	91,030	36.7%	8,241 [+]	3.3%	248,028	12	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 2,169 (0.9%);
1972	69%	Richard Nixon* (R)	137,707	63.1%	George McGovern (D)	71,110	32.6%	9,394 [+]	4.3%	218,211	2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 9,394 (4.3%);
1968	78%	Richard Nixon (R)	105,364	53.5%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	81,497	41.4%	10,069 [+]	5.1%	196,930	10	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 9,915 (5.0%);
1964	81%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	109,165	57.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	80,629	42.5%	0	0.0%	189,794	4	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	80%	Richard Nixon (R)	93,861	54.1%	John Kennedy (D)	79,533	45.9%	7	0.0%	173,401	5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	76%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	98,569	63.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	55,721	36.1%	0	0.0%	154,290	6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	85%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	87,385	58.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	62,991	41.9%	0	0.0%	150,376	3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	78%	Harry Truman* (D)	65,755	54.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	54,515	44.8%	1,531 [+]	1.3%	121,801	0	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,501 (1.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	79%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	68,916	62.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	41,080	37.3%	161	0.1%	110,157	-9	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	86%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	69,943	65.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	36,903	34.5%	188	0.2%	107,034	-10	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	80%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	64,747	71.7%	Alf Landon (R)	24,848	27.5%	733 [+]	0.8%	90,328	-9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 387 (0.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 157 (0.2%);
1932	79%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	49,877	58.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	33,631	39.3%	2,107 [+]	2.5%	85,615	0	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,380 (1.6%);
1928	72%	Herbert Hoover (R)	36,100	50.1%	Al Smith (D)	35,548	49.3%	440 [+]	0.6%	72,088	-8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 410 (0.6%);
1924	66%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	28,510	46.7%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	17,033	27.9%	15,527 [+]	25.4%	61,070	-7	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 15,527 (25.4%);
1920	62%	Warren Harding (R)	29,228	54.8%	James Cox (D)	20,165	37.8%	3,950 [+]	7.4%	53,343	-6	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 2,408 (4.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,542 (2.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	64%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	32,235	60.9%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	18,717	35.3%	2,005 [+]	3.8%	52,957	-11	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,891 (3.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 71 (0.1%);
1912	50%	William Taft* (R)	13,641	35.6%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	11,114	29.0%	13,558 [+]	35.4%	38,313	12	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 9,160 (23.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 4,082 (10.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	61%	William Taft (R)	21,861	57.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	13,762	36.4%	2,160 [+]	5.7%	37,783	6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,118 (5.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 42 (0.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	66%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	21,954	65.0%	Alton Parker (D)	9,028	26.7%	2,795 [+]	8.3%	33,777	9	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,795 (8.3%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	72%	William McKinley* (R)	14,755	50.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	13,954	47.6%	589 [+]	2.0%	29,298	-1	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 398 (1.4%); John Woolley (Proh) 111 (0.4%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

298,849

51.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

251,188

43.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

13,177

2.3%

Other

14,885

2.6%

TOTAL

578,099

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

180,436

40.5%

Donald Trump (R)

149,212

33.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

17,089

3.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

5,147

1.2%

Evan McMullin (I)

84,649

19.0%

Other

9,202

2.1%

TOTAL

445,735

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): -12

2012 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

150,671

37.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

238,079

59.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5,753

1.4%

Other

9,013

2.2%

TOTAL

403,516

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

182,818

47.5%

John McCain (R)

187,690

48.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

3,919

1.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

2,693

0.7%

Other

7,787

2.0%

TOTAL

384,907

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

227,909

60.2%

John Kerry (D)

140,079

37.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

6,175

1.6%

Other

4,639

1.2%

TOTAL

378,802

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

179,392

56.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

111,577

34.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

21,639

6.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

3,852

1.2%

Other

3,278

1.0%

TOTAL

319,738

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

121,943

42.0%

Robert Dole (R)

131,832

45.4%

Ross Perot (Ref)

28,864

9.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,842

1.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

2,199

0.8%

Other

2,809

1.0%

TOTAL

290,489

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 5

1992 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

103,352

31.4%

George Bush* (R)

120,923

36.8%

Ross Perot (I)

94,979

28.9%

Other

9,678

2.9%

TOTAL

328,932

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -1

1988 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

169,096

59.0%

Michael Dukakis (D)

111,619

38.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

4,184

1.5%

Other

1,808

0.6%

TOTAL

286,707

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 6

1984 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

190,014

69.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

82,072

29.8%

Other

2,970

1.1%

TOTAL

275,056

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 10

1980 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

175,435

66.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

61,604

23.5%

John Anderson (I)

19,938

7.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

4,014

1.5%

Other

1,556

0.6%

TOTAL

262,547

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 16

1976 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

91,030

36.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

148,757

60.0%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

2,169

0.9%

Other

6,072

2.4%

TOTAL

248,028

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

137,707

63.1%

George McGovern (D)

71,110

32.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

9,394

4.3%

TOTAL

218,211

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

105,364

53.5%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

81,497

41.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

9,915

5.0%

Other

154

0.1%

TOTAL

196,930

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 10

1964 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

109,165

57.5%

Barry Goldwater (R)

80,629

42.5%

TOTAL

189,794

Turnout: 81%	Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

79,533

45.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

93,861

54.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

173,401

Turnout: 80%	Diff (US): 5

1956 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

98,569

63.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

55,721

36.1%

TOTAL

154,290

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 6

1952 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

87,385

58.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

62,991

41.9%

TOTAL

150,376

Turnout: 85%	Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

65,755

54.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

54,515

44.8%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,501

1.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

121,801

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

68,916

62.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

41,080

37.3%

Other

161

0.1%

TOTAL

110,157

Turnout: 79%	Diff (US): -9

1940 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

69,943

65.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

36,903

34.5%

Other

188

0.2%

TOTAL

107,034

Turnout: 86%	Diff (US): -10

1936 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

64,747

71.7%

Alf Landon (R)

24,848

27.5%

William Lemke (Union)

387

0.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

157

0.2%

Other

189

0.2%

TOTAL

90,328

Turnout: 80%	Diff (US): -9

1932 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

49,877

58.3%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

33,631

39.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,380

1.6%

Other

727

0.8%

TOTAL

85,615

Turnout: 79%	Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

36,100

50.1%

Al Smith (D)

35,548

49.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

410

0.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

72,088

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -8

1924 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

28,510

46.7%

John Davis (D)

15,527

25.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

17,033

27.9%

TOTAL

61,070

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -7

1920 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

29,228

54.8%

James Cox (D)

20,165

37.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,542

2.9%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

2,408

4.5%

TOTAL

53,343

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -6

1916 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

32,235

60.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

18,717

35.3%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,891

3.6%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

52,957

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -11

1912 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

11,114

29.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

9,160

23.9%

William Taft* (R)

13,641

35.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

4,082

10.7%

Other

316

0.8%

TOTAL

38,313

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 12

1908 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

21,861

57.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

13,762

36.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,118

5.6%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

TOTAL

37,783

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 6

1904 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

21,954

65.0%

Alton Parker (D)

9,028

26.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,795

8.3%

TOTAL

33,777

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 9

1900 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

14,755

50.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

13,954

47.6%

John Woolley (Proh)

111

0.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

398

1.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

29,298

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	880,539	69.54%	8.6%
Black:	23,395	1.85%	56.0%
Indian:	8,481	0.67%	20.7%
Asian:	76,615	6.05%	54.9%
2+ races:	31,351	2.48%	51.8%
Hispanic:	245,810	19.41%	34.6%

Total non-White:	385,652	30.46%	39.3%

Change in White population:	69,480	6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	108,838	10.0

Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

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