Richfield, UT is a small town located in southwestern Utah, with a population of about 7,800 as of 2019. It is known for its rich agricultural heritage and scenic views from the foothills of the nearby mountains. The city government is responsible for providing local services such as police protection, public transit, and other essential services. Richfield has been represented by Republican representatives at both the state and federal level since the early 2000s. The city's current mayor is Republican Kim Rolfe, who was elected in 2017. Additionally, Richfield City Council consists of five members chosen on a nonpartisan ballot system every two years. In recent years there has been increased focus on improving infrastructure and promoting economic development within Richfield’s city limits making it an attractive place to live and work.
The political climate in Richfield, UT is strongly conservative.
Sevier County, UT is very conservative. In Sevier County, UT 10.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sevier county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.3% to 10.5%.
Sevier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richfield, UT is strongly conservative.
Sevier 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.
Richfield, 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 Richfield, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $5,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)