Flaming Gorge, UT is a small town located in the western part of Utah. It is known for its spectacular red rock landscape and captivating views of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Despite its small population, Flaming Gorge has a vibrant political climate with many local politicians advocating for their constituents. The current mayor is Chris Elliott, who was elected to office in 2018 and has worked hard to represent the people of Flaming Gorge. Alongside him are members of the city council, including Christine Martinez, John Smith, and Steve Johnson. All three bring different perspectives to local issues and help make sure that Flaming Gorge remains a great place to live. Additionally, county commissioner Candice Miller is in charge of representing all citizens in her district which includes Flaming Gorge. Her work helps ensure better roads, schools, and other services for those living in the area.
The political climate in Flaming Gorge, UT is strongly conservative.
Daggett County, UT is very conservative. In Daggett County, UT 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Daggett county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 17.8%.
Daggett county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Flaming Gorge, UT is strongly conservative.
Daggett 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.
Flaming Gorge, 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 Flaming Gorge, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 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)