Politically, Thatcher, UT is a small town that follows national and state policies closely. Most of the local residents are members of the major political parties in the United States; Democrats, Republicans, or Independents. Though no local political candidates are present in the area, most citizens take an active interest in state and federal politics. They often have discussions on current events and how their opinions affect decisions made by their elected representatives. The town also has a strong sense of community and many organizations aimed at making the town better for all residents. From local charities to city councils, there is plenty of volunteer work available for those wanting to make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Thatcher, UT is very conservative.
Box Elder County, UT is very conservative. In Box Elder County, UT 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Box Elder county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 16.4%.
Box Elder county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thatcher, UT is very conservative.
Box Elder County, Utah is very conservative.
Ogden-Clearfield Metro Area is strongly 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.
Thatcher, 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 Thatcher, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $4,358 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $23,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)