Utah State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ut-sd-012
State
Utah
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
16 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Utah State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Salt Lake County15.97 sq mi100.0%2.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
West Valley City city6.81 sq mi42.7%19.0%
Taylorsville city4.93 sq mi30.9%45.5%
Kearns metro township4.23 sq mi26.5%91.3%

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 485,19276.4%10.4%77.7%
UT District 226,29523.6%3.2%22.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
43,399
Active Voters
35,010 (80.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,07323.2%
Republican14,06832.4%
Unaffiliated16,06437.0%
Other parties3,1947.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20269,239 (21.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202428,889 (66.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202219,449 (44.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202027,793 (64.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201820,252 (46.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201623,209 (53.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201412,659 (29.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201215,544 (35.8%)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
112,298 (± 3,734)
Median Age
31.5
Median Household Income
$83,746 (± $3,044)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1831,20027.8%
18 to 6469,42661.8%
65 and over11,67210.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)42,64738.0%
White, not Hispanic53,02647.2%
Black, not Hispanic2,9192.6%
Asian, not Hispanic3,6893.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7490.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic4,8354.3%
Some other race, not Hispanic4850.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9483.5%

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
98,087
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
68,333

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic67,65269.0%
Hispanic30,43931.0%
White54,00555.1%
Black2,4852.5%
Asian3,0473.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native7490.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4,4094.5%
Two or More Races1,0391.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic51,10874.8%
Hispanic17,22325.2%
White42,49262.2%
Black1,7462.6%
Asian2,9804.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native9021.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2,5643.8%
Two or More Races4280.6%

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