Wayne County, UT is a rural county in central Utah known for its wide-open spaces and picturesque views. Despite being small, the county has a strong political presence. Wayne County residents are engaged citizens who are involved in local government and actively participate in local elections. Every two years, voters take to the polls to elect representatives from their districts to serve on the Board of County Commissioners. These commissioners are responsible for managing the budget, setting property tax rates, overseeing services such as roads and public safety, and helping set policy for the entire county. In addition to county officials, citizens also elect representatives at the state level including those serving in the state legislature and Congress. By participating in elections, Wayne County residents ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about their community.
The political climate in Wayne County, UT is very conservative.
In Wayne County, UT 22.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 22.4%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wayne 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.
Wayne, 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 Wayne County, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $7,774 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)