How else are you going to tell everyone you’ve voted?

The roots of Election Day paraphernalia date back over 100 years, when Warren Harding’s Republican Party distributed buttons to women who had newly secured the right to vote under the 19th Amendment, according to a 2022 story from the online arts and culture publication Hyperallergic.

[Read more: Check out The Tribune’s 2026 voter guide.]

Young voters had other gear — think shoes, shirts, even umbrellas — in the 1970s as a result of the 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18.

As for the beginning of stickers, the history is less clear, Hyperallergic reports, but the “I Voted” sticker that probably comes to mind when you think of “I Voted” stickers — the one with the rippling American flag — was created by Janet Boudreau in the 1980s.

Anyway, I reached out to all of Utah’s 29 county clerks to learn about their locale’s “I Voted” stickers. Most, I found out, didn’t have anything unique, but there are still some fun ones to show off here. And if you live in a county that didn’t respond and you want to share your sticker with me, send a picture on over to alarsen@sltrib.com and we’ll publish it here.

Here are the ones that stand out:

Cache County

Cache County’s sticker is delightful. We have an American flag and a shoutout to the nation’s 250th birthday, but most important are the cow and elk in the bottom, the cartoonish clouds, and the words “I Voted!” in big ol’ exclamatory bubble letters.

The building in the sticker’s design is Utah State University’s Old Main, which features a lighted “A” on all four sides. The first “A” was placed there in 1909 as a student gift. Why? As the student newspaper at the time wrote, “The curiosity of passengers on the trains over on the west side of the valley would be aroused, and we should get some valuable advertising.”

Back then, USU was the Agricultural College of Utah, hence the letter selection on Old Main. And, you know, the “ag” in “Aggies.”

The sticker was designed by Amber Bodily of Hyrum, who won the county’s sticker design contest.

Duchesne County

Cattle show up for a second time on this list. Duchesne County’s sticker has a cow and her calf in the foreground, an oil derrick behind them and a mountain and American flag in the background. The “I Voted” text is in classy, serif letters curved at the bottom.

This is essentially an adapted version of the county’s seal, though with some colors and fish and rivers missing. While we’re here, I love the header of Duchesne County’s website. The shadowed font looks like a high school newspaper circa 1990.

Grand County

Grand County’s sticker was designed by seventh grader Presley Black, who won a competition among art students in teacher Brad Woodford’s class at Margaret L. Hopkin Middle School, the Moab Times-Independent reported. I especially enjoy the snow-capped peaks, Delicate Arch, and the handwritten “I Voted” script.

“I love seeing young people engage with our elections in creative and meaningful ways,” Grand County Clerk-Auditor Gabriel Woytek, who ran a similar program at Grand County High School for the 2024 election, told the Moab Times-Independent. “The ‘I Voted’ sticker is a small but visible part of the voting experience, and it was especially rewarding to have a local student help create something that thousands of Grand County voters will see this year.”

Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County’s cross-stitch-inspired design is beautiful: the mountains and several key Salt Lake City buildings in the center, tying it to America 250 and also Utah’s history with the two beehives, and a celebratory, almost firework-ish “I Voted” up at the top.

“The sticker celebrates the places and landscapes that make our county unique,” Salt Lake County Clerk Lannie Chapman said. “We are proud to serve the voters of Salt Lake County and hope this special edition sticker sparks many dinner-table conversations about the importance of our democratic process and the role each of us plays in shaping the future of our community.

The sticker is included in every Salt Lake County mail ballot. “Voters who choose to cast their ballots will receive a classic “I Voted” sticker in celebration of their civic participation,” Chapman said.

Utah County

Ezra Nguyen, an 11-year-old student from Mt. Nebo Middle School in Payson, designed Utah County’s sticker. Ezra won a contest that was open to all fifth-ninth graders in the county. It, too, is being mailed to all voters in Utah County. It has a “Schoolhouse Rock!” feel, with “I Voted” bursting from its edges.

“It was a great opportunity for students to express their creativity while learning about civic engagement and this important milestone in our nation’s history,” Utah County Elections Director Nicole Stevens told me.

Weber County

Weber County’s sticker features a cowboy riding a bucking bronco in sort of gritty cartoon fashion — it looks like the kind of work that’d belong on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. It doesn’t just say “I Voted,” no, but “I Voted in Weber County,” a statement of public duty and place combined.

It was designed in Weber County’s elections office — but I feel like it needs just a little bit more fun to be one of Utah’s best stickers.