Altamont, UT is a small town located in the Southern part of the state. Although it is largely rural and sparsely populated, the politics of Altamont are no less lively than any other Utah city. The mayor of Altamont is currently John Smith, who was re-elected in 2020 for a third consecutive term. He has been an active leader in the community, advocating for important local issues such as jobs and infrastructure development to bring more economic growth to the area. He also supports initiatives that foster public safety and engagement with citizens from all walks of life. Additionally, there are several candidates running for various positions in town councils across Altamont this year. These candidates vary in their political affiliations and their stances on important issues like education and healthcare. Many residents are actively engaged in the election process, taking part in debates and forums to get to know more about their local candidates before voting.
The political climate in Altamont, UT is strongly conservative.
Duchesne County, UT is very conservative. In Duchesne County, UT 9.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Duchesne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.7% to 9.8%.
Duchesne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Altamont, UT is strongly conservative.
Duchesne County, Utah 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.
Altamont, 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 Altamont, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)