Provo, UT is a city in the Wasatch Front region of Utah and is the county seat of Utah County. It has a rich political history and culture with many active participants involved in local politics. The Mayor of Provo is Michelle Kaufusi, who was elected to the office in 2017, while the Provo City Council consists of six members representing different districts. These members are responsible for developing and voting on decisions that affect the city. In addition to these elected officials, there are a multitude of community groups and organizations that work to advocate on behalf of their constituents and shape policy at the city level. At the state level, Representatives from Provo serve on both the House and Senate of Utah’s Legislature. Through their efforts, laws are passed and policies are created to further enhance the quality of life for those living in Provo.
The political climate in Provo, UT is somewhat conservative.
Utah County, UT is very conservative. In Utah County, UT 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 7.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Utah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 26.3%.
Utah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Provo, UT is somewhat conservative.
Utah County, Utah is very conservative.
Provo-Orem 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.
Provo, 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 Provo, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,290 contributions totaling $1,189,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,526 contributions totaling $2,576,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $569 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)