Utah State House District 72

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ut-hd-072
State
Utah
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
072
Land Area
987 sq mi
Water Area
1.74 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Utah State House District 72

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Washington County986.85 sq mi100.0%40.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hurricane city52.76 sq mi5.3%100.0%
Apple Valley town39.74 sq mi4.0%100.0%
Toquerville city22.19 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Washington city16.12 sq mi1.6%44.6%
La Verkin city12.78 sq mi1.3%93.7%
Virgin town12.71 sq mi1.3%100.0%
St. George city9.99 sq mi1.0%12.9%
Rockville town8.47 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Hildale city5.60 sq mi0.6%61.9%
Springdale town4.62 sq mi0.5%100.0%
New Harmony town0.61 sq mi0.1%96.3%

Showing all 11 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 245,391100.0%5.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
32,580
Active Voters
28,251 (86.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,2947.0%
Republican20,72763.6%
Unaffiliated6,96921.4%
Other parties2,5907.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,530 (32.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202423,960 (73.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202216,472 (50.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202018,798 (57.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201812,488 (38.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201615,522 (47.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,000 (24.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20129,967 (30.6%)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
54,868 (± 2,061)
Median Age
37.9
Median Household Income
$88,793 (± $5,497)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1815,47028.2%
18 to 6428,58752.1%
65 and over10,81119.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,0029.1%
White, not Hispanic45,96883.8%
Black, not Hispanic2560.5%
Asian, not Hispanic5311.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2450.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic5481.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3550.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9633.6%

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
53,928
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
38,493

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic49,40491.6%
Hispanic4,5258.4%
White46,41886.1%
Black2140.4%
Asian4670.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2440.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5591.0%
Two or More Races3520.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,82793.1%
Hispanic2,6656.9%
White34,03288.4%
Black2370.6%
Asian5121.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6171.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2790.7%
Two or More Races1500.4%

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