Rich, UT County is a thriving area with a vibrant political landscape. The county's politics are determined by the residents who vote in local elections. The elected officials serve the county and its citizens by making decisions that impact their daily lives. Local elections include positions such as county commissioners, sheriff, school board members, and city council members. These officials are responsible for issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure, education, and much more. Citizens of Rich, UT County have the important responsibility of voting in local elections to ensure that their voices are heard in the political process.
The political climate in Rich County, UT is very conservative.
In Rich County, UT 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rich county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.5% to 13.1%.
Rich county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rich County, UT is very conservative.
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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.
Rich, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Rich County, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $5,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)