The city of Price, UT has a rich political history. It is home to many organizations that are actively involved in local politics. With an estimated population of 8,300 people, Price’s politics are largely centered on issues that affect its citizens and the surrounding communities. Over the years, Price’s political scene has seen a number of strong candidates vying for office in both state and national elections. Many of these candidates have held positions in both city and county government as well as representing Price at the state capitol in Salt Lake City. In recent years, there have been numerous debates between local candidates as they strive to win their respective races and bring their own unique perspectives to the table for discussion. As the city continues to grow and develop, it will be intriguing to see how the political landscape of Price evolves into the future.
The political climate in Price, UT is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, UT is very conservative. In Carbon County, UT 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 25.5%.
Carbon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Price, UT is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, Utah is very conservative.
Price Metro Area 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.
Price, 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 Price, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $1,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $13,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)