Laketown, UT is a small city located in the western part of the state. It is known for its strong sense of community and great quality of life. Politics in Laketown are centered around local issues such as education, jobs, and public safety. The city is governed by a mayor and a council made up of representatives from each neighborhood. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will serve on the council and lead the city's policies. The current mayor is Martha Jones, who was elected in 2012 and won re-election in 2016. In addition to the mayor and council, there are also several committees responsible for various topics such as economic development, transportation, infrastructure, and social services. These committees work together with the mayor's office to ensure that all citizens of Laketown have access to necessary resources and services.
The political climate in Laketown, UT is strongly conservative.
Rich County, UT is very conservative. In Rich County, UT 13.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rich county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.5% to 13.1%.
Rich county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laketown, UT is strongly conservative.
Rich 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.
Laketown, 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 Laketown, 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 3 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)