Tooele County is part of the state of Utah and is home to a vibrant political environment. Every election cycle, local political candidates from both major parties develop their platforms and compete for office in the county. The county is composed of six cities, including Tooele, Grantsville, Lake Point, Erda, Rush Valley and Stockton. It is governed by an elected Board of Commissioners comprised of 5 members. The commissioners are charged with making decisions on issues such as transportation, public safety, economic development and others that affect the lives of Tooele's citizens. Each city also has its own governing body that makes decisions on local matters such as zoning regulations and waste management. Overall, this political environment provides opportunities for citizens to have their voices heard and be involved in making decisions that impact their community.
The political climate in Tooele County, UT is very conservative.
In Tooele County, UT 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tooele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 28.4%.
Tooele county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tooele County, UT is very conservative.
Salt Lake City Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Tooele, 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 Tooele County, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 444 contributions totaling $17,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 327 contributions totaling $29,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)