The politics in Wendover, UT are heavily influenced by the Salt Lake City area. Many of the local candidates are affiliated with either Republican or Democratic causes. Although the population of Wendover is relatively small, it can still have a significant impact on state and national politics. The town has a history of electing representatives that align with their citizens’ values and beliefs. Over the years, many have been successful in enacting legislation that has been beneficial to the residents of Wendover. Voters take part in both local and federal elections, allowing them to voice their opinions on important issues that could affect their lives and those around them. It is for this reason that people living in Wendover are encouraged to participate politically and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Wendover, UT is somewhat conservative.
Tooele County, UT is very conservative. In Tooele County, UT 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tooele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 28.4%.
Tooele county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wendover, UT is somewhat conservative.
Tooele County, Utah is very conservative.
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.
Wendover, Utah: R R R R R R
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 Wendover, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $215 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)