Provo, UT is the third-largest city in Utah with a population of around 115,000. It has a long and rich history of politics and civic engagement. In recent years, several members of the Mormon Church, primarily from local wards or stakes, have been elected to state and local offices. Provo has also seen a number of progressive candidates emerge in city elections. In 2019, the city elected its first female mayor, Michelle Kaufusi. She ran on a platform focused on economic development while maintaining fiscal responsibility and environmental sustainability. Other political candidates include Steve Turley who was recently re-elected to his second term as Mayor Pro Tempore; Nate Salazar for City Council; and Stephen Handy for State Representative. Provo residents have shown great enthusiasm for their political processes with record turnouts for voting in recent years. This indicates that people in Provo are passionate about getting involved in local government and making sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 84604 (Provo, UT) is moderately conservative.
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
Zip 84604 (Provo, UT) is moderately conservative.
Provo, Utah is moderately conservative.
Utah County, Utah 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.
Provo, 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 84604 (Provo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 600 contributions totaling $49,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,263 contributions totaling $886,909 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $702 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)