84088 West Jordan, UT is a vibrant community with a wide range of people and interesting local politics. The city council is made up of seven members who are elected to represent the interests of the community. Elections are held every four years for these positions. Recent initiatives in the city have included a proposed bond to help fund infrastructure improvements, changes in land use regulations, and increasing access to public transit. The citizens also have the opportunity to voice their opinion through ballot initiatives and other forms of civic engagement. Local elections are an important way for residents to have a say in who represents them on the city council and what is important to the community. Political engagement in 84088 West Jordan, UT helps shape policy decisions that directly impact its citizens' lives.
The political climate in Zip 84088 (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 84088 (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 84088 (West Jordan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 290 contributions totaling $11,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $20,127 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)