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Elections in Utah

United States presidential election results for Utah[1]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 865,140 57.45% 560,282 37.20% 80,560 5.35%
2016 515,231 45.05% 310,676 27.16% 317,825 27.79%
2012 740,600 72.55% 251,813 24.67% 28,448 2.79%
2008 596,030 62.15% 327,670 34.17% 35,296 3.68%
2004 663,742 71.54% 241,199 26.00% 22,903 2.47%
2000 515,096 66.83% 203,053 26.34% 52,605 6.83%
1996 361,911 54.37% 221,633 33.30% 82,085 12.33%
1992 322,632 43.36% 183,429 24.65% 238,008 31.99%
1988 428,442 66.22% 207,343 32.05% 11,223 1.73%
1984 469,105 74.50% 155,369 24.68% 5,182 0.82%
1980 439,687 72.77% 124,266 20.57% 40,269 6.66%
1976 337,908 62.44% 182,110 33.65% 21,180 3.91%
1972 323,643 67.64% 126,284 26.39% 28,549 5.97%
1968 238,728 56.49% 156,665 37.07% 27,175 6.43%
1964 180,682 45.14% 219,628 54.86% 0 0.00%
1960 205,361 54.81% 169,248 45.17% 100 0.03%
1956 215,631 64.56% 118,364 35.44% 0 0.00%
1952 194,190 58.93% 135,364 41.07% 0 0.00%
1948 124,402 45.02% 149,151 53.98% 2,752 1.00%
1944 97,891 39.42% 150,088 60.44% 340 0.14%
1940 93,151 37.59% 154,277 62.25% 391 0.16%
1936 64,555 29.79% 150,246 69.34% 1,876 0.87%
1932 84,795 41.05% 116,750 56.52% 5,033 2.44%
1928 94,618 53.58% 80,985 45.86% 1,000 0.57%
1924 77,327 49.26% 47,001 29.94% 32,662 20.81%
1920 81,555 55.93% 56,639 38.84% 7,634 5.23%
1916 54,137 37.82% 84,145 58.78% 4,864 3.40%
1912 42,100 37.46% 36,579 32.55% 33,707 29.99%
1908 61,028 56.19% 42,601 39.22% 4,984 4.59%
1904 62,446 61.42% 33,413 32.86% 5,813 5.72%
1900 47,139 50.58% 45,006 48.30% 1,044 1.12%
1896 13,491 17.27% 64,607 82.70% 21 0.03%

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.

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]

  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.