Oakley, UT is a small community near the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. It has a rich history and culture that have contributed to its growth and development over the years. The town is governed by a city council made up of five members, each elected to serve four-year terms in office. Elections are held every two years for all five members and only residents of Oakley may vote in local elections. The mayor serves as the head of the council, presiding over regular meetings and helping to set agendas for upcoming votes. All decisions affecting the city are voted on by the council, including budgets, ordinances, tax levies, public works projects, and more. Local political candidates strive to represent their constituents' interests in order to ensure that Oakley remains a safe and vibrant community for all its citizens.
The political climate in Oakley, UT is leaning conservative.
Summit County, UT is moderately liberal. In Summit County, UT 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Summit county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 39.0%.
Summit county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakley, UT is leaning conservative.
Summit County, Utah is moderately 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.
Oakley, 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 Oakley, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 345 contributions totaling $38,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $25,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)