The city of Copperton, UT (84006) is located within Salt Lake County. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government and has five council members who are voted into office by the citizens. The current mayor is Douglas S. Smith and he has been in office since 2009. Elections for local offices occur every four years and the last one was held in 2019 with Smith being re-elected for a fourth term. The city has also seen an influx of new residents over the past few years due to its proximity to downtown Salt Lake City and its plentiful outdoor recreation opportunities. As such, the politics in 84006 Copperton, UT have become increasingly more important to both those living there now as well as potential newcomers looking to relocate. Residents of Copperton are encouraged to get involved in their local government by voting in elections and attending city council meetings. Through active engagement, citizens can make sure that their voice is heard and their interests are represented in city decisions.
The political climate in Zip 84006 (Copperton, UT) is leaning conservative.
Salt Lake County, UT is somewhat liberal. In Salt Lake County, UT 53.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salt Lake county remained strongly Democratic, 53.0% to 42.1%.
Salt Lake county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 84006 (Copperton, UT) is leaning conservative.
Copperton, Utah is leaning conservative.
Salt Lake County, Utah is somewhat liberal.
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.
Copperton, 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 zip 84006 (Copperton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)