Salem, UT is a small town located in northern Utah with a population of around 8,000 people. It is part of the larger Cache County and has strong conservative values and political beliefs. Politically, Salem is predominantly Republican. The town has two council members who serve on the city council for four-year terms, representing their constituents at both local and county levels. Recently, there have been several elections which led to the selection of a new mayor and three additional council members. This new leadership has worked to ensure that residents have access to public services such as parks and recreation facilities, libraries, schools, local businesses, medical care, and jobs. They also strive to make sure that all citizens feel safe in their community by advocating for measures such as increased police presence and improved roads and infrastructure. This leadership is committed to keeping Salem a vibrant place to live with an emphasis on preserving its rural character while providing modern amenities for its residents.
The political climate in Salem, UT is strongly conservative.
Utah County, UT is very conservative. In Utah County, UT 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 7.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Utah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 26.3%.
Utah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem, UT is strongly conservative.
Utah County, Utah is very conservative.
Provo-Orem 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.
Salem, 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 Salem, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 629 contributions totaling $35,801 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 605 contributions totaling $120,562 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)