Garfield County, UT is an area with a rich history of local politics. With a strong sense of community, Garfield County residents are passionate about their local governing bodies and the decisions they make. Municipal elections often draw large voter turnout, as citizens are eager to voice their opinions on local policy. The county's representatives strive to bring the best for their constituents, balancing quality of life with fiscal responsibility. This commitment to public service has kept Garfield County at the forefront of progressive politics in Utah for years.
The political climate in Garfield County, UT is very conservative.
In Garfield County, UT 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Garfield county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 18.8%.
Garfield county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garfield County, UT is very conservative.
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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.
Garfield, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Garfield County, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $10,089 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $6,971 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)