Clearfield, UT is a thriving city with a diverse population and engaged political environment. The city's government is composed of elected officials that represent the interests of their constituents in local decision making. In recent years, Clearfield has seen some exciting political changes as new candidates have emerged to challenge the status quo and bring fresh ideas to the table. Local elections have become more competitive as citizens turn out in droves to support their favorite candidates. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvement, economic development, and education are frequently debated during these campaigns. Clearfield's strong sense of community provides ample motivation for those running for office as they strive to make life better for their constituents and ensure that Clearfield remains a vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Clearfield, UT is somewhat conservative.
Davis County, UT is strongly conservative. In Davis County, UT 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 6.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.0% to 33.1%.
Davis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clearfield, UT is somewhat conservative.
Davis County, Utah is strongly 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.
Clearfield, 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 Clearfield, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,533 contributions totaling $63,177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 579 contributions totaling $69,201 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)