Iron UT County is an area where politics are of great importance. This is especially true locally, where citizens have the opportunity to elect people who will represent their interests in the government. In Iron UT County, there are various local political candidates competing for office in the upcoming election. These candidates come from all walks of life and range from business owners to educators to local activists. Each candidate offers different perspectives on important issues that affect the community such as economic growth, healthcare access, education reform, and public safety. Citizens of Iron UT County have the privilege of choosing which candidate they believe has the best ideas for improving their lives and communities. By voting for a candidate that matches their values and beliefs, Iron UT County residents can make sure that their collective voices are heard at every level of government.
The political climate in Iron County, UT is very conservative.
In Iron County, UT 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 19.5%.
Iron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iron County, UT is very conservative.
Cedar City 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.
Iron, 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 Iron County, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 713 contributions totaling $30,117 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $70,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)