Utah State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ut-sd-016
State
Utah
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
23.3 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Utah State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Salt Lake County23.27 sq mi100.0%3.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
West Jordan city17.35 sq mi74.6%53.2%
Taylorsville city5.92 sq mi25.4%54.6%

Showing all 2 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 4113,458100.0%13.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
55,190
Active Voters
47,078 (85.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,84517.8%
Republican23,01641.7%
Unaffiliated18,77834.0%
Other parties3,5516.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202613,059 (23.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202440,480 (73.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202228,875 (52.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202038,350 (69.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201828,756 (52.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201632,547 (59.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201418,930 (34.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201223,217 (42.1%)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
112,119 (± 2,666)
Median Age
34.9
Median Household Income
$102,945 (± $3,171)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1829,47226.3%
18 to 6469,27661.8%
65 and over13,37111.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)28,28225.2%
White, not Hispanic71,90764.1%
Black, not Hispanic1,2381.1%
Asian, not Hispanic4,1463.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3070.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1,3451.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic3540.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,5404.0%

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
103,812
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
74,908

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic82,59079.6%
Hispanic21,22120.4%
White72,37469.7%
Black1,1051.1%
Asian3,6693.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3500.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,3161.3%
Two or More Races1,1511.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,81382.5%
Hispanic13,09217.5%
White54,92173.3%
Black1,0731.4%
Asian3,6414.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native5780.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,1201.5%
Two or More Races4790.6%

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