Politics in Pleasant Grove, UT (84062) is largely influenced by the county-wide elections and decisions that are made in Utah County. At the state level, the city is represented by Senator Todd Weiler and Representative Robert Spendlove in the Utah Senate, and Representatives Kay Christofferson, Bruce Cutler, and Tim Quinn in the Utah House of Representatives. Residents of Pleasant Grove have the opportunity to participate in local government by voting for City Council members who make important decisions that directly affect their lives. Residents can also become involved by attending meetings and speaking out about issues that concern them. Many residents take advantage of this opportunity to ensure their voices are heard on topics such as infrastructure improvements or zoning ordinances. Through this system of participation and representation, Pleasant Grove has a vibrant political landscape that shapes its future for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 84062 (Pleasant Grove, UT) is strongly conservative.
Utah County, UT is very conservative. In Utah County, UT 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 7.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Utah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 26.3%.
Utah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 84062 (Pleasant Grove, UT) is strongly conservative.
Pleasant Grove, Utah is strongly conservative.
Utah County, Utah is very conservative.
Provo-Orem Metro Area is very 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.
Pleasant Grove, 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 84062 (Pleasant Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $19,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 355 contributions totaling $104,047 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)