The politics in 84121 Cottonwood Heights, UT are represented by many local and state government officials who are passionate about the community. The city is part of Salt Lake County and is served by the Salt Lake County Council and by representatives from Utah’s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Residents of Cottonwood Heights elect a mayor and four council members to serve on the city council and two members to represent them on the county council. The city also elects representatives to the Utah State Legislature to serve their constituents at both the statehouse and Capitol Hill. These elected officials work together to ensure that Cottonwood Heights is a vibrant community with strong public safety services, excellent recreational opportunities, excellent schools, quality healthcare, sound infrastructure, and overall high quality of life for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 84121 (Cottonwood Heights, UT) is leaning liberal.
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 84121 (Cottonwood Heights, UT) is leaning liberal.
Cottonwood Heights, Utah is leaning liberal.
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.
Cottonwood Heights, 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 84121 (Cottonwood Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,689 contributions totaling $507,731 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 986 contributions totaling $812,245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $824 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)