Elections in Utah

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United States presidential election results for Utah [1]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.%No.%No.%
2020 865,14057.45%560,28237.20%80,5605.35%
2016 515,23145.05%310,67627.16%317,82527.79%
2012 740,60072.55%251,81324.67%28,4482.79%
2008 596,03062.15%327,67034.17%35,2963.68%
2004 663,74271.54%241,19926.00%22,9032.47%
2000 515,09666.83%203,05326.34%52,6056.83%
1996 361,91154.37%221,63333.30%82,08512.33%
1992 322,63243.36%183,42924.65%238,00831.99%
1988 428,44266.22%207,34332.05%11,2231.73%
1984 469,10574.50%155,36924.68%5,1820.82%
1980 439,68772.77%124,26620.57%40,2696.66%
1976 337,90862.44%182,11033.65%21,1803.91%
1972 323,64367.64%126,28426.39%28,5495.97%
1968 238,72856.49%156,66537.07%27,1756.43%
1964 180,68245.14%219,62854.86%00.00%
1960 205,36154.81%169,24845.17%1000.03%
1956 215,63164.56%118,36435.44%00.00%
1952 194,19058.93%135,36441.07%00.00%
1948 124,40245.02%149,15153.98%2,7521.00%
1944 97,89139.42%150,08860.44%3400.14%
1940 93,15137.59%154,27762.25%3910.16%
1936 64,55529.79%150,24669.34%1,8760.87%
1932 84,79541.05%116,75056.52%5,0332.44%
1928 94,61853.58%80,98545.86%1,0000.57%
1924 77,32749.26%47,00129.94%32,66220.81%
1920 81,55555.93%56,63938.84%7,6345.23%
1916 54,13737.82%84,14558.78%4,8643.40%
1912 42,10037.46%36,57932.55%33,70729.99%
1908 61,02856.19%42,60139.22%4,9844.59%
1904 62,44661.42%33,41332.86%5,8135.72%
1900 47,13950.58%45,00648.30%1,0441.12%
1896 13,49117.27%64,60782.70%210.03%

Elections in Utah are held to fill various local, state, and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time.

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Utah votes predominantly Republican. Self-identified Latter-day Saints are more likely to vote for the Republican ticket than non-Mormons. Utah is one of the most Republican states in the nation. [2] [3] Utah was the single most Republican-leaning state in the country in every presidential election from 1976 to 2004, measured by the percentage point margin between the Republican and Democratic candidates. In 2008 Utah was only the third-most Republican state (after Wyoming and Oklahoma), but in 2012, with Mormon Mitt Romney atop the Republican ticket, Utah returned to its position as the most Republican state. However, the 2016 presidential election result saw Republican Donald Trump carry the state with only a plurality, the first time this happened since 1992.

In a 2020 study, Utah was ranked as the 3rd easiest state for citizens to vote in. [4]

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State executive

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References

  1. Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Utah". US Election Atlas. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  2. Harrie, Dan (December 6, 2002). "Mormon, GOP Link Doomed Democrats: Religion statistics paint a bleak picture for party". The Salt Lake Tribune . NewsBank Archive Article ID: 100DFA0561F7801E.
  3. Bernick, Bob Jr. (July 28, 2006). "Utah No. 1 in approval of Bush". Deseret Morning News . Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.
  4. J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (15 Dec 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi: 10.1089/elj.2020.0666 . S2CID   225139517 . Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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