Ogden, UT is a small city located in Utah with a population of about 84,000 people. The city is the county seat of Weber County and is governed by Mayor Mike Caldwell and City Council. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for setting policies for the administration of the city. Ogden also elects local representatives to serve in the Utah Legislature and Congress. These elected officials set laws that impact Ogden residents as well as enacting broader policies at the state level. Ogden is also home to several political organizations that advocate for specific causes or interests such as environmental protection, small business support, and civil rights issues among many others. Through their efforts, these groups strive to make Ogden a better place to live for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 84401 (Ogden, UT) is somewhat conservative.
Weber County, UT is moderately conservative. In Weber County, UT 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Weber county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.5% to 36.1%.
Weber county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 84401 (Ogden, UT) is somewhat conservative.
Ogden, Utah is somewhat conservative.
Weber County, Utah is moderately conservative.
Ogden-Clearfield Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ogden, 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 84401 (Ogden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 271 contributions totaling $77,827 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $287 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 205 contributions totaling $80,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)