The politics of Emigration Canyon, UT are quite varied and involve local, state, and federal decisions. The local politics are focused on topics such as local spending for public services such as schools and parks, infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and sewers, and zoning regulations. At the state level, important issues include economic development strategies, environmental regulations, tax policy reforms, education funding levels, public health initiatives, criminal justice reform measures, public transportation systems development proposals and more. At the federal level there is a focus on national security issues such as border security and immigration laws; foreign affairs issues such as international trade policies; financial regulation reforms; healthcare initiatives; energy policy changes; transportation funding decisions; military spending and other topics that affect everyday life in Emigration Canyon.
The political climate in Emigration Canyon metro, 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
Emigration Canyon metro, UT 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.
Emigration Canyon metro, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Emigration Canyon metro, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,709 contributions totaling $1,049,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 680 contributions totaling $484,072 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $712 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)