Ephraim, UT is a small town located in Sanpete County in Utah. The town has a strong sense of community and many residents take an active interest in local politics. Town meetings are held regularly and the town council consists of five members who are elected by the citizens of Ephraim every two years. The current mayor is Hale Cluff, who was elected to his position in 2016. Local issues that are discussed at these meetings include budgeting, planning for development projects, and making decisions about public safety topics. Residents can also express their opinion about national politics through voting in elections or attending protests and rallies. Ephraim provides a platform for its citizens to engage with government officials and stay informed about political issues that affect the town.
The political climate in Ephraim, UT is moderately conservative.
Sanpete County, UT is very conservative. In Sanpete County, UT 14.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanpete county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 14.1%.
Sanpete county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ephraim, UT is moderately conservative.
Sanpete County, Utah 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.
Ephraim, 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 Ephraim, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)