 In 2008, John McCain won Carbon County with 52.60% of the vote, versus 44.59% for Barack Obama.In 2012, the county's Democratic vote fell further as Mitt Romney carried 67.3% to 30.1% for Obama.In 2016, despite Utah's strong swing against the Republicans due to the presence of conservative independent Evan McMullin, Carbon County was the only county in the state to swing more Republican, as Donald Trump won 66% to Hillary Clinton's 21.5% percent.