The politics in Taylorsville, Utah are largely focused on community-oriented issues. Many local candidates strive to make 84123 a safer and more prosperous place for its citizens. Their platforms often focus on public safety, education reform, job creation, and improving the quality of life for all. Currently, the Taylorsville city council is composed of seven members elected from each of the seven wards within the city limits. Together they collaborate to decide policy that will benefit their constituents and move forward projects that will enhance the local economy and bring new businesses to the area. The council has also recently taken up initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and promote green energy sources in order to protect our natural environment.
The political climate in Zip 84123 (Taylorsville, 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 84123 (Taylorsville, UT) is somewhat liberal.
Taylorsville, 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.
Taylorsville, 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 84123 (Taylorsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 927 contributions totaling $116,123 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $25,149 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)