Bluff, Utah is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. It has an interesting political landscape, with the majority of its citizens being conservative and Republican-leaning. The town is served by several local politicians, both from the Republican and Democratic parties. Locally elected officials include various elected positions such as mayor, council members, and school board members. These officials are tasked with representing their constituents’ interests and ensuring that decisions made benefit all residents of Bluff. They strive to ensure efficient city services, promote economic development opportunities, and advocate for an equitable quality of life for all citizens. Additionally, local politicians have been extremely active in promoting civic engagement initiatives that range from hosting candidate forums to encouraging voter turnout during elections. It is clear that Bluff’s local politicians are dedicated to serving their constituents and fighting for policies that will positively impact their community.
The political climate in Bluff, UT is leaning conservative.
San Juan County, UT is leaning conservative. In San Juan County, UT 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Juan county remained moderately Republican, 51.2% to 45.1%.
San Juan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bluff, UT is leaning conservative.
San Juan County, Utah is leaning 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.
Bluff, 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 Bluff, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $303 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)