St. George, Utah is a vibrant city located in the southwestern corner of the state. It is home to diverse landscapes and a vibrant culture that includes both traditional and modern features. Politically, St. George is represented by various local and state elected officials, including those in the United States House of Representatives, State Senate, State House of Representatives, County Commission, County Attorney and City Council. The county itself has a strong conservative base, however there are also progressive voices in the area that make their presence known as well. Residents have easy access to their representatives via town hall meetings or other public events so they can stay informed on any local issues or upcoming votes.
The political climate in St. George, UT is moderately conservative.
Washington County, UT is very conservative. In Washington County, UT 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 22.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. George, UT is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Utah is very conservative.
St. George 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.
St. George, 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 St. George, UT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,942 contributions totaling $195,798 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,072 contributions totaling $379,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)