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2022 population: 1,266,191   ( 178,318 from 2010 , 8,258 from 2020)
Land area: 7684.0 square miles
Population density: 164.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:880,539 69.54% 8.6%
Black:23,3951.85% 56.0%
Indian:8,4810.67% 20.7%
Asian:76,6156.05% 54.9%
2+ races:31,3512.48% 51.8%
Hispanic:245,81019.41% 34.6%
Total non-White:385,65230.46% 39.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:36,664 14.6
Deaths:19,2617.7
Net Migration: -14,206-5.6
Net Immigration: 4,6281.8
Change in White population:69,480 6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:108,838 10.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -24,711 R +9,692 R + 0.9%
D -34,403
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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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 55% Kamala Harris (D) 264,446 52.4% Donald Trump (R) 226,477 44.8% 14,054 [+] 2.8% 504,977 -5 0.33%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
1964 81% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 109,165 57.5% Barry Goldwater (R) 80,629 42.5% 0 0.0% 189,794 4 0.27%
1960 80% Richard Nixon (R) 93,861 54.1% John Kennedy (D) 79,533 45.9% 7 0.0% 173,401 5 0.25%
1956 76% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 98,569 63.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 55,721 36.1% 0 0.0% 154,290 6 0.25%
1952 85% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 87,385 58.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 62,991 41.9% 0 0.0% 150,376 3 0.24%
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%
1944 79% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 68,916 62.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 41,080 37.3% 161 0.1% 110,157 -9 0.23%
1940 86% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 69,943 65.3% Wendell Willkie (R) 36,903 34.5% 188 0.2% 107,034 -10 0.21%
1936 80% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 64,747 71.7% Alf Landon (R) 24,848 27.5% 733 [+] 0.8% 90,328 -9 0.20%
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%
1928 72% Herbert Hoover (R) 36,100 50.1% Al Smith (D) 35,548 49.3% 440 [+] 0.6% 72,088 -8 0.20%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 79,533 45.9%
Richard Nixon (R) 93,861 54.1%
Other 7 0.0%
TOTAL 173,401
Turnout: 80% Diff (US): 5


1956 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 65,755 54.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 54,515 44.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,501 1.2%
Other 30 0.0%
TOTAL 121,801
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): 0


1944 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 36,100 50.1%
Al Smith (D) 35,548 49.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 410 0.6%
Other 30 0.0%
TOTAL 72,088
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): -8


1924 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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) 71 0.1%
Other 43 0.1%
TOTAL 52,957
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -11


1912 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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) 42 0.1%
TOTAL 37,783
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 6


1904 President, Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
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
CandidateVotesPct
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 80 0.3%
TOTAL 29,298
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): -1
* incumbent