Saratoga Springs, Utah is a growing city located in the northern portion of the state. The city is known for its beautiful natural scenery, recreational activities, and friendly community. Politically, Saratoga Springs is considered to be a conservative leaning city with the majority of registered voters registered as Republican. However, both Democratic and Republican candidates compete in local elections to represent residents’ interests on issues such as public safety, infrastructure investments, taxes, and land use regulations. Among notable politicians from the area are former mayors Jeff Silvestrini and Steve Ellertson along with current mayor Mike Ellsworth who have all spearheaded initiatives to improve quality of life for Saratoga Springs citizens. Additionally, many local organizations such as the Saratoga Springs Chamber of Commerce work alongside elected officials to ensure that their businesses can succeed in this vibrant city.
The political climate in Saratoga Springs, UT is strongly 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
Saratoga Springs, UT is strongly 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.
Saratoga Springs, 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 Saratoga Springs, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 503 contributions totaling $37,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 546 contributions totaling $77,452 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)