West Jordan, UT 84081 is a vibrant city known for its diverse neighborhoods and strong sense of community. Politically, the city has a history of electing representatives to local positions who are committed to the wellbeing of their constituents and the growth of the city. The current mayor is Ernest Burgess, who was elected in 2019. During his term, he has shifted focus towards development initiatives that will improve infrastructure and bring new businesses to the area. He also sits on various committees dedicated to improving education and healthcare resources available in the city. West Jordan also has two City Council members - Kayleen Whitelock and Sam Granato - whose primary focus is creating safe communities with better amenities, while encouraging economic growth through programs that promote job creation and investment opportunities for locals.
The political climate in Zip 84081 (West Jordan, 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 84081 (West Jordan, UT) is leaning liberal.
West Jordan, 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.
West Jordan, 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 84081 (West Jordan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $5,659 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $19,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)