The politics of 84403 Ogden, UT are heavily influenced by the city’s large population. Ogden is the seventh largest city in Utah and has a population of over 82,500 people that are represented in both local and state government. The area is primarily represented at the state level by Republican Representatives from Weber County. Local government consists of an elected mayor and four council members. At the local level, candidates focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, transportation infrastructure, education reform and environmental protection. In addition to those elected officials, there are also various community organizations that work to represent different interests within the community such as LGBTQ+ rights or racial justice initiatives. In general, residents of Ogden take part in a vibrant political life that engages with both local and state issues in order to better their community for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 84403 (Ogden, UT) is somewhat conservative.
Weber County, UT is moderately conservative. In Weber County, UT 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Weber county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.5% to 36.1%.
Weber county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 84403 (Ogden, UT) is somewhat conservative.
Ogden, Utah is somewhat conservative.
Weber County, Utah is moderately conservative.
Ogden-Clearfield Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ogden, 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 zip 84403 (Ogden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 956 contributions totaling $126,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 497 contributions totaling $141,243 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)