The city of Sandy, UT is known for its vibrant and diverse political atmosphere. With a population of just over 90,000 people, it is the fourth largest city in Utah. The city government is composed of an elected mayor and four councilmembers, each serving four-year terms. Elections are held every two years. To represent the interests of the public, the mayor and councilmembers focus on issues that affect community members most directly including education, public safety, economic development and infrastructure improvement. Residents can stay informed about local politics by attending or watching City Council meetings or participating in online forums on City websites. There are also numerous organizations dedicated to engaging citizens in the political process such as the League of Women Voters and other civic engagement groups. With so many opportunities to get involved in local politics, Sandy is a great place to live for those who want to be politically active and make their voice heard in their own community.
The political climate in Zip 84093 (Sandy, 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 84093 (Sandy, UT) is leaning liberal.
Sandy, 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.
Sandy, 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 84093 (Sandy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,472 contributions totaling $211,247 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 503 contributions totaling $154,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)