UT-Dan Jones & Associates: Utah voters don't like Trump, only leads Hillary by 9

[Tender Branson]

... and because so many voters don't like Trump, there's also a huge amount of "other" voters:

38% Trump
29% Clinton
29% Someone else
  3% Undecided

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http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/6850-

[Tender Branson]

Yeah, I would also opt to jump into a barrel of acid rather than voting for either Hillary or Trump ...

[ElectionsGuy]

The Mormons have a sense of morality!

[Skye]

Jesus, can't they poll someine else other than Trump?

[pbrower2a]

I can't use it on the map. But this is consistent with a dismal (for Utah) lead of Trump over Clinton). 

[Ljube]

I can't use it on the map. But this is consistent with a dismal (for Utah) lead of Trump over Clinton). 

Why can't you use it?

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

This is fascinating to see such a core Republican demographic like Mormons abandoning somebody who is leading nationally in the Republican primary by huge margins.

[Skill and Chance]

Seems to confirm Mormon reservations with Trump.  Being majority-Mormon, Utah is different enough to support a Dem under just the right circumstances.  I wouldn't think of it as the most GOP state going forward.

[pbrower2a]

I can't use it on the map. But this is consistent with a dismal (for Utah) lead of Trump over Clinton). 

Why can't you use it?

In a binary split, nobody goes above 40. Too many undecided

39+28 = 67.

[Mehmentum]

So mormons have an intense hate of Trump.  Who knew?

[CatoMinor]

The guy who refereed to the concepts of grace and communion by saying he "eats their little crackers and drinks their little wine" isn't popular among Mormons!?!?!?!? Shocker.

[Maxwell]

Mormons actually care about their faith and don't use it as a political prop. Huh, interesting.

[pbrower2a]

Mormons will vote Democratic if the LDS hierarchy tells them to do so.

I'm not trying to predict what the LDS hierarchy will say, let alone whether Donald Trump will get the nomination. But it is possible to offend even some of the most reliable constituencies of a Party, and there will be consequences.

Non-Mormons in Utah vote like Californians, so even a 50-50 split among Mormons would be a disaster for the GOP in Utah.

[eric82oslo]

So the last two Utah polls have had Trump only leading Hillary by 8% and 9% respectively. Now that's interesting.

[Rockefeller GOP]

For as socially conservative as it is, Utah has always seemed establishment-friendly.

[Maxwell]

For as socially conservative as it is, Utah has always seemed establishment-friendly.

I think it's deeper than that (or maybe just simpler) - I don't think Utah appreciates Trump's kind of temperament. They are very culturally conservative, but not in the way that would shut down the government or end the 14th amendment. There is a level of politeness when it comes to a lot of the religious voters in Utah.

[DS0816]

Mormons actually care about their faith and don't use it as a political prop. Huh, interesting.

How soon some people forget about the vote on Prop. 8 in 2008 California.

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Jesus, can't they poll someine else other than Trump?

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

It's getting easier to understand why GOP leads swing states but can't cut it nationally.

[Devils30]

Trump is going to do better vs Hillary in Iowa than Utah...yawn.

[bobloblaw]

Seems to confirm Mormon reservations with Trump.  Being majority-Mormon, Utah is different enough to support a Dem under just the right circumstances.  I wouldn't think of it as the most GOP state going forward.

Hillary is at 29%. There is no way she gets UT support.

[bobloblaw]

Mormons actually care about their faith and don't use it as a political prop. Huh, interesting.

How soon some people forget about the vote on Prop. 8 in 2008 California.

Or the fact that white Californians are more conservative than Iowans. CA Whites went Romney 53-45 in 2012.