Are non-Mormons in Utah actually Democrats?

[War on Want]

He's arguing that Mormons aren't Christians.

They aren't.

[War on Want]

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.

I think in Idaho it is true but only to a very small extent. We are probably 50-50 with only Christians, though we probably lean Republican with Christians now.

[War on Want]

could this be oppositional voting like we see in the deep south, where the democrats are the black party and the republicans are (mostly) the white party?

Yeah it is mainly oppositional voting. The Mormons control almost everything in Utah besides SLC and parts of Summit County. Considering lots of them are religous whackjobs almost everyone else flocks towards the Democrats.