Midvale, UT is a small city located in northern Utah with a population of around 32,000 people. It is known for its close proximity to nearby Salt Lake City and the Great Salt Lake. The city takes pride in its diverse culture and heritage, offering residents a unique combination of modern amenities and traditional values. Within Midvale lies a vibrant political landscape that has seen many changes over the years. Political candidates here come from both major parties as well as independents and third-party candidates, representing a wide range of viewpoints and ideals from local businesses to state issues. There are numerous committees established by citizens that focus on specific topics like environmental protection or education reform. This provides citizens with an opportunity to get involved in their community and shape the future of Midvale politics.
The political climate in Midvale, UT is somewhat liberal.
Salt Lake County, UT is somewhat liberal. In Salt Lake County, UT 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salt Lake county remained strongly Democratic, 53.0% to 42.1%.
Salt Lake county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Midvale, UT is somewhat liberal.
Salt Lake County, Utah is somewhat liberal.
Salt Lake City Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Midvale, Utah: R R d R d D
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 Midvale, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,386 contributions totaling $177,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 850 contributions totaling $283,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)