Ophir, UT is a small town located in the state of Utah with a population of approximately 400 people. It has an active and vibrant political climate due to the town’s involvement in local county elections. Ophir has been part of Summit County since 1871 and as such, its citizens are highly engaged in local politics. The town is served by both county-level and state-level elected officials who work to ensure that the citizens of Ophir are well represented and have access to all the services they need. In addition, Ophir residents can participate in campaigns for candidates seeking positions at the county level, including County Commissioner and County Surveyor. While there are no current local candidates running for office, Ophir residents can still get involved in local politics by attending meetings, registering to vote, and learning more about issues impacting their community.
The political climate in Ophir, UT is very conservative.
Tooele County, UT is very conservative. In Tooele County, UT 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tooele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 28.4%.
Tooele county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ophir, UT is very conservative.
Tooele County, Utah is very conservative.
Salt Lake City Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Ophir, 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 Ophir, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)