Summit, UT County is home to a diverse political atmosphere. With the large population in the area, there are multiple candidates from different political parties that stand for office in the county every election cycle. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and all bring their own perspectives and ideals to the voters of Summit. Each election season there is ample opportunity for residents to learn about local politics and hear what each candidate has to offer in order to make an informed decision when voting. It is important for those living in Summit UT County to stay informed of local politics so they can have the best representation possible in their local government.
The political climate in Summit County, UT is moderately liberal.
In Summit County, UT 58.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Summit county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.0% to 39.0%.
Summit county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summit County, UT is moderately liberal.
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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.
Summit, Utah: R r D r D D
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 Summit County, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,540 contributions totaling $1,989,561 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,291 contributions totaling $1,738,383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)