Utah State House District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ut-hd-042
State
Utah
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
14 sq mi
Water Area
0.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Utah State House District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Salt Lake County13.95 sq mi100.0%1.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sandy city12.04 sq mi86.3%49.6%
Granite CDP1.09 sq mi7.8%100.0%
Cottonwood Heights city0.15 sq mi1.1%1.7%

Showing all 3 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
UT District 343,822100.0%5.4%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
28,145
Active Voters
25,368 (90.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4,64616.5%
Republican13,58348.3%
Unaffiliated8,37429.8%
Other parties1,5425.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,363 (43.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202422,736 (80.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202218,457 (65.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202021,157 (75.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201817,225 (61.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201618,925 (67.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,525 (44.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,214 (50.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/19/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
42,282 (± 1,359)
Median Age
42.1
Median Household Income
$149,009 (± $7,834)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
54.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,03426.1%
18 to 6422,79953.9%
65 and over8,44920.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,4725.8%
White, not Hispanic36,48986.3%
Black, not Hispanic1450.3%
Asian, not Hispanic1,0382.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic360.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3910.9%
Some other race, not Hispanic2020.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5093.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
41,271
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
30,390

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic39,09694.7%
Hispanic2,1695.3%
White36,75989.1%
Black1470.4%
Asian6561.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native360.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3941.0%
Two or More Races2000.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,13095.9%
Hispanic1,2604.1%
White27,71791.2%
Black1930.6%
Asian7592.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native820.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2370.8%
Two or More Races1380.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).