Utah, UT County is known for its conservative politics. It has a strong Republican presence and the local elections are dominated by Republicans. In order to represent the voice of the county's population, many candidates run for various local offices. These candidates are focused on representing the views of their constituents by addressing issues that affect all citizens such as education, public safety, and economic development. Candidates also emphasize fiscal responsibility and limited government regulation. Utah, UT County has a history of low taxes and a commitment to providing quality services to its residents. Through the efforts of these candidates, the political landscape in Utah, UT County remains competitive and vibrant.
The political climate in Utah County, UT is very conservative.
In Utah County, UT 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 7.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Utah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 26.3%.
Utah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Utah County, UT is very conservative.
Provo-Orem Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Utah, 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 Utah County, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,897 contributions totaling $1,256,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,887 contributions totaling $2,429,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $413 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)