The city of Draper, Utah is located in Salt Lake County and has a population of 46,744 people. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government where the mayor is elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms. The current mayor of Draper is Troy K. Walker, who was first elected in 2016. City council members are also elected to serve 4-year terms with four members representing each of the city's four districts. Furthermore, Draper residents can get involved in local politics by voting in local elections or running for office themselves. There are also several community groups and organizations that work on various issues related to politics and public policy in the city. With its growing population and vibrant economy, Draper is an important political center in Utah which provides valuable input into the state's overall political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 84020 (Draper, 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 84020 (Draper, UT) is leaning liberal.
Draper, 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.
Draper, 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 84020 (Draper)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,441 contributions totaling $843,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $585 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 562 contributions totaling $182,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)