Santa Clara, UT is a small town located in the southwestern part of Utah. It is home to a population of just over 10,000 people and is known for its quaint atmosphere. The political process in Santa Clara is no exception. Although there are no local political candidates in Santa Clara, residents are still able to express their opinion and voice their needs through elections at the state and federal levels. Residents have the opportunity to vote on important issues like taxes, education, healthcare, and more. Additionally, Santa Clara has an active city commission which meets regularly to discuss and create policies that reflect the wishes of its residents. With a strong sense of community involvement and an emphasis on local decision-making, Santa Clara is a great example of how politics can be conducted at a grassroots level.
The political climate in Santa Clara, UT is strongly conservative.
Washington County, UT is very conservative. In Washington County, UT 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 22.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Santa Clara, UT is strongly conservative.
Washington County, Utah is very conservative.
St. George Metro Area 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.
Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,791 contributions totaling $123,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 919 contributions totaling $201,639 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)