The Provo-Orem Metro Area is a politically vibrant area that is home to many different political beliefs. Located in Utah, the area features a range of candidates and elected officials who come from both major parties. The majority of current elected officials in the region are Republicans, including Senator Mike Lee, Governor Spencer Cox, and Congressman Chris Stewart. Local politicians such as Mayor Michelle Kaufusi work to make sure that the people of Provo-Orem have access to all the resources and services they need. In addition to the larger state and federal offices, local governments are working hard to ensure that their citizens have access to democracy at every level of governance. With candidates from both sides of the aisle vying for office in 2020, there is plenty of opportunity for residents to become informed about their political landscape and actively engage in their local politics.
The political climate in Provo-Orem Metro Area is very conservative.
In Provo-Orem Metro Area 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 6.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Provo-Orem metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 26.0%.
The Provo-Orem metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Provo-Orem 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.
Provo-Orem, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Provo-Orem Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,926 contributions totaling $1,260,279 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,988 contributions totaling $2,486,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $415 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)