The city of Riverton, UT is a small but growing community located in the heart of Salt Lake County. Politics in Riverton are strongly influenced by the values shared by its citizens - a commitment to strong economic development, sound fiscal management and responsible governance. As such, the city strives to ensure that local government is both transparent and accountable. Elected officials are expected to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and dedication to furthering the common good. While there are currently no local political candidates running for office in Riverton, voters can still make their voices heard by participating in national elections as well as state and county races that affect the city.
The political climate in Zip 84065 (Riverton, 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 84065 (Riverton, UT) is leaning liberal.
Riverton, 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.
Riverton, 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 84065 (Riverton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $15,972 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $54,164 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)