Salt Lake City, located in the state of Utah, is home to a vibrant political atmosphere. The city hosts the Utah State Legislature, which meets annually to discuss and debate topics such as taxes, education, healthcare, and more. Local government is also represented by the Salt Lake City Mayor's Office and a nine-member City Council. The city council works with the mayor in setting policy for the city, and their decisions provide guidance for businesses, residents, and visitors alike. Additionally, Salt Lake City has a number of organizations dedicated to informing citizens about politics at all levels of government. These organizations host forums on current issues and register people to vote in local elections. Through these efforts citizens can become more informed and engaged in politics within their community.
The political climate in Salt Lake City, UT is somewhat liberal.
Salt Lake County, UT is somewhat liberal. In Salt Lake County, UT 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salt Lake county remained strongly Democratic, 53.0% to 42.1%.
Salt Lake county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salt Lake City, UT is somewhat liberal.
Salt Lake County, Utah is somewhat liberal.
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.
Salt Lake City, Utah: R R d R d D
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 Salt Lake City, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39,243 contributions totaling $6,711,454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,159 contributions totaling $2,442,113 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $587 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)