Mapleton, UT is a small town located in Utah County and is known for its beautiful natural landscapes. Despite having a small population, the city of Mapleton has an active political scene. Local elections are held annually to elect members for the Mapleton City Council and Mayor positions. The election process consists of candidates submitting their names to the local government in order to be added onto a ballot at polling locations across the city. Residents vote to select local officials who will then serve for four-year terms. During this time, elected officials focus on creating policy that serves the best interests of all citizens within Mapleton while also considering economic and environmental issues that may affect the community at large.
The political climate in Mapleton, UT is strongly conservative.
Utah County, UT is very conservative. In Utah County, UT 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 7.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Utah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 26.3%.
Utah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mapleton, UT is strongly conservative.
Utah County, Utah is very conservative.
Provo-Orem Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Mapleton, Utah: R R R R R R
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 Mapleton, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,059 contributions totaling $54,017 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 886 contributions totaling $230,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)