Cedar City, UT is a small town located in the southwest corner of Utah. Politically, it tends to lean more conservatively with the majority of local residents voting for Republican candidates in elections. The Cedar City Council acts as the governing body for the city and is responsible for making decisions related to municipal issues. There are currently seven members on the council, all of whom are elected by citizens living in Cedar City. The main focus of the council is to provide services such as clean water and public transportation while also working to promote economic development. Additionally, they work to maintain a safe and healthy community by enacting laws and regulations that protect citizens' rights and property. Overall, Cedar City UT has a strong political presence that works hard to ensure its citizens have access to quality services and resources.
The political climate in Cedar City, UT is moderately 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
Cedar City, UT is moderately 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.
Cedar City, 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 Cedar City, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 684 contributions totaling $29,462 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 300 contributions totaling $57,456 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)