Salt Lake City, UT is the capital of Utah and its local politics are strongly influenced by the state government. 84116 is located in the heart of the city and is home to a diverse population that has a variety of political views. The city is served by several elected officials, including two members of the Senate and three members of the House of Representatives from Utah's 1st Congressional District. Additionally, Salt Lake City also has a Mayor and City Council, who work together to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services and resources. In recent years, Salt Lake City has become increasingly progressive, with an emphasis on sustainability initiatives such as renewable energy sources and green spaces. There are also a number of grassroots organizations dedicated to promoting social justice issues such as affordable housing and criminal justice reform. Local politicians in 84116 are dedicated to representing their constituents and promoting positive change for their community.
The political climate in Zip 84116 (Salt Lake City, UT) is somewhat 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 84116 (Salt Lake City, UT) is somewhat liberal.
Salt Lake City, Utah is somewhat 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.
Salt Lake City, 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 84116 (Salt Lake City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 556 contributions totaling $71,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $72,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $494 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)