Loa, UT is a small rural town located in Wayne County. It has a population of 847, according to the 2010 census. Despite its small size, Loa is still very much involved in local politics with two major political parties operating in the area. The Republican and Democratic parties are both active in Loa and both have several candidates seeking local office. The current mayor of Loa is a Democrat while most of the City Council members are Republicans. The town also elects representatives for the state legislature, including a representative in the House of Representatives and another one in the Senate. Over the years, there have been many political debates between candidates from both sides on issues such as healthcare, education, fiscal responsibility and taxation. As Loa continues to grow, these debates will continue to be an important part of determining which direction this small community takes.
The political climate in Zip 84747 (Loa, UT) is very conservative.
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
Zip 84747 (Loa, UT) is very conservative.
Loa, Utah is very conservative.
Wayne County, Utah 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.
Loa, 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 zip 84747 (Loa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)