West Valley City, UT, is a vibrant and diverse community located in Salt Lake County. The city has an active local political scene that engages residents of all ages and backgrounds. The current mayor of West Valley City is Ron Bigelow, first elected in 2004. He has since been re-elected five times due to his dedication towards making the city more progressive and inclusive. There are numerous local candidates running for various positions on the West Valley City Council. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds, such as business owners, teachers, activists, and other community leaders. With their support, West Valley City can continue to be a safe and prosperous place to live for its residents.
The political climate in West Valley City, UT is leaning liberal.
Salt Lake County, UT is somewhat liberal. In Salt Lake County, UT 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salt Lake county remained strongly Democratic, 53.0% to 42.1%.
Salt Lake county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Valley City, UT is leaning liberal.
Salt Lake County, Utah is somewhat liberal.
Salt Lake City Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
West Valley City, Utah: R R d R d D
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 West Valley City, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,631 contributions totaling $383,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 897 contributions totaling $129,511 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)