The small town of Brian Head, UT is an interesting corner of the state. Politically, it has a unique set of dynamics that have been influenced by its relatively small population and its isolated location in the mountains. The town operates under a mayor-council form of government, which consists of five elected officials who serve two-year terms. Decisions are mainly made on issues related to infrastructure, taxes, and other local matters. With a population of just 53 people according to the 2019 census estimates, Brian Head is too small to directly elect representatives for higher levels of government such as state or national representation. However, many residents still stay informed and educated about current events and political issues at those levels in order to be informed citizens.
The political climate in Brian Head, UT is strongly conservative.
Iron County, UT is very conservative. In Iron County, UT 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 19.5%.
Iron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brian Head, UT is strongly conservative.
Iron County, Utah is very conservative.
Cedar City 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.
Brian Head, 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 Brian Head, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)