Sandy, UT is a city located in the Salt Lake valley of Utah. In terms of politics, Sandy is part of the 3rd District of the Utah House of Representatives and recently voted for incumbent Congressman Ben McAdams in the 2018 United States House election for Utah's 4th congressional district. Local elections are held annually to vote on members of the City Council, Mayor, and other municipal offices. Sandy residents have consistently shown their support for policies that promote economic growth within the community. These include initiatives such as increasing public safety, improving local infrastructure, and supporting small businesses. The city also strives to provide quality education and public services to its citizens while protecting local wildlife habitats. Overall, Sandy strives to be a thriving community that provides an excellent quality of life for its residents.
The political climate in Sandy, UT is leaning liberal.
Salt Lake County, UT is somewhat liberal. In Salt Lake County, UT 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salt Lake county remained strongly Democratic, 53.0% to 42.1%.
Salt Lake county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sandy, UT is leaning liberal.
Salt Lake County, Utah is somewhat liberal.
Salt Lake City Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Utah is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Sandy, Utah: R R d R d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Sandy, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,980 contributions totaling $1,518,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,017 contributions totaling $903,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)