Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Salt Lake County, UT — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Salt Lake County, Utah voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+10.2 — 273,658 Democratic to 221,555 Republican of 509,637 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.7 points toward Republicans. That makes it 31.8 points more Democratic than Utah overall (R+21.6).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Salt Lake County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 273,658 | 221,555 | 14,424 | 53.7% | 43.5% | D+10.2 |
| 2020 | 289,906 | 230,174 | 26,501 | 53.0% | 42.1% | D+10.9 |
| 2016 | 175,863 | 138,043 | 104,962 | 42.0% | 33.0% | D+9.0 |
| 2012 | 146,147 | 223,811 | 11,841 | 38.3% | 58.6% | R+20.3 |
| 2008 | 176,988 | 176,692 | 10,069 | 48.7% | 48.6% | D+0.1 |
| 2004 | 135,949 | 215,728 | 10,461 | 37.5% | 59.6% | R+22.0 |
| 2000 | 107,576 | 171,585 | 28,097 | 35.0% | 55.8% | R+20.8 |
Salt Lake County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Salt Lake County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Salt Lake County, Utah in 2024 by D+10.2, with 509,637 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Salt Lake County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Salt Lake County shifted 0.7 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+10.9) and 2024 (D+10.2).
Is Salt Lake County more Democratic or Republican than Utah overall?+
In 2024, Salt Lake County went D+10.2 while Utah overall went R+21.6 — 31.8 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.