Are non-Mormons in Utah actually Democrats?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

In theory, that'd be kind of odd, considering where Utah sits. It's not just the Mormons in the region that are Republicans. But let's look at the religious demographics of the primary exit poll.

Republicans:

90% Mormon
3% Protestant
3% Catholic
2% Other Christian
2% No Religion

Democrats:

37% Mormon*
24% No Religion
12% Catholic
10% Protestant
10% Other Christian
5% Other Religion
1% Jewish
1% Muslim

*Of which most are no doubt "Jack Mormons", the Mormon equivalent of "cafeteria Catholics", though they make up a much smaller portion of Mormons than the Catholic equivalent does of American Catholics obviously. I heard that the term comes from Jack Daniels, which would make perfect sense.

Rather interesting.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

24% Non-Religious for Democrats surprised me, even for the West.

Ex-Mormons. Almost all become Democrats in a state with hardly any Democrats so they make up a fairly large percentage. The surprising thing is that the non-Mormon Christians appear to be so overwhelmingly Democratic.

Utah could be the only state where Christians are more Democratic than non-Christians.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Well, looking strictly at the primary numbers, non-Mormon religious people came pretty close to being more Democratic than non-religious voters. (24D-2R among the non-religious, 39D-8R among the religious). But the non-religious were still more Democratic, even when you include Jews and Muslims with the non-Mormon religious.

I didn't say non-religious, I said non-Christian. 22% of Utah Democrats are Christian, only 8% of Utah Republicans. MIGHT also be the case in Idaho though, tough to say.

My favorite part of the CNN exit poll by the way:

Religious Beliefs of Candidate Matter...

Great Deal/Somewhat (41%) - 91% Romney
Not Much/Not At All (59%) - 89% Romney

Yeah f**king right.