Vineyard, UT is a small town with an estimated population of just over 5,000. It is known for its rural charm and close-knit community. Local politics are important to many of the residents of Vineyard and the citizens take an active role in deciding who will represent them in their government. The city council consists of seven members from different parts of town and each seat is elected every two years by the people. There are always a few local candidates running for these positions in any given election, and they usually have issues that focus on things like improving infrastructure, creating new businesses, and maintaining public safety. Residents can get involved in local politics by voting or volunteering with campaigns to help spread awareness about their chosen candidate. Regardless of how one chooses to engage in local politics, it's clear that Vineyard values its political process and takes pride in the decisions made by its citizens.
The political climate in Vineyard, 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
Vineyard, 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.
Vineyard, 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 Vineyard, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 895 contributions totaling $352,153 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 870 contributions totaling $316,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)