Utah State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ut-sd-008
State
Utah
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
86.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.61 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Utah State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Davis County57.97 sq mi67.1%17.8%
Salt Lake County28.44 sq mi32.9%3.8%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Salt Lake City city28.44 sq mi32.9%25.6%
Bountiful city13.19 sq mi15.3%100.0%
North Salt Lake city8.47 sq mi9.8%98.0%
Woods Cross city3.83 sq mi4.4%99.8%
West Bountiful city3.31 sq mi3.8%99.8%
Centerville city1.16 sq mi1.3%19.5%

Showing all 6 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 2102,06592.2%12.5%46.2%
UT District 18,6287.8%1.1%53.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
57,811
Active Voters
50,119 (86.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,60316.6%
Republican27,83648.2%
Unaffiliated17,22729.8%
Other parties3,1455.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202619,565 (33.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202443,582 (75.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202233,262 (57.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202040,068 (69.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201830,680 (53.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201635,098 (60.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201420,432 (35.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201224,707 (42.7%)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
111,232 (± 1,569)
Median Age
34.2
Median Household Income
$103,606 (± $4,112)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
44.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1830,12027.1%
18 to 6466,21559.5%
65 and over14,89713.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)14,53613.1%
White, not Hispanic85,08276.5%
Black, not Hispanic1,1661.0%
Asian, not Hispanic2,9542.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1710.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1,6181.5%
Some other race, not Hispanic4910.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,2144.7%

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
105,868
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
76,474

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic94,58489.3%
Hispanic11,28710.7%
White86,40181.6%
Black1,1951.1%
Asian1,8991.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1680.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,4661.4%
Two or More Races6630.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic69,96191.5%
Hispanic6,5118.5%
White64,63084.5%
Black1,2511.6%
Asian2,3253.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native5720.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander9171.2%
Two or More Races2890.4%

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