Bountiful, UT is a small city located just north of Salt Lake City. It is home to a diverse and vibrant community that is closely connected to the politics of the state. There have been several notable political figures from Bountiful, including former Governor Mike Leavitt and current U.S. Senator Mitt Romney. The local government consists of an elected mayor and four city council members who set policies for the city and oversee the budgeting process. Citizens are encouraged to participate in their local politics by attending public hearings and meetings or voting in elections. Local organizations such as the Bountiful Chamber of Commerce, League of Women Voters, and American Association of Retired Persons provide resources for citizens to stay informed about upcoming legislation, issues impacting the community, and ways to get involved in the political process.
The political climate in Bountiful, UT is moderately 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
Bountiful, UT is moderately 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.
Bountiful, 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 Bountiful, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,103 contributions totaling $239,690 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,113 contributions totaling $536,612 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $482 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)