Independence, UT is a small city in Utah with a population of approximately 1,520 residents. It is home to various organizations and businesses, as well as its own local government. The local government of Independence consists of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and City Council Members who are all elected by the citizens every four years. They work together to ensure that all locals have their needs met and that the city is run smoothly. The City Council holds meetings on a regular basis which are open to the public allowing citizens to voice their opinions regarding local matters. In addition to civic participation, Independence also has an active political scene with people from both parties actively campaigning for election. This ensures that no matter what your views are, there will be someone in office who reflects them.
The political climate in Independence, UT is moderately conservative.
Wasatch County, UT is strongly conservative. In Wasatch County, UT 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wasatch county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 34.8%.
Wasatch county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Independence, UT is moderately conservative.
Wasatch County, Utah is strongly conservative.
Heber 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.
Independence, 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 Independence, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 371 contributions totaling $120,946 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $49,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)