Utah

Utah joined the Union in 1896, becoming the last state to do so in the 19th century.

Utah has been a Republican stronghold except for when it voted for Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944. The state also supported FDR’s successor, Harry Truman, in 1948.

Utah voted for Democratic candidates two more times, with Lyndon Johnson winning the state in 1964 over Barry Goldwater. Other than these elections, the state has remained a reliable Republican stronghold.

In 2012, Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama by a margin of 72.8% to 24.8%, the largest margin for any candidate in Utah since 1984, when Ronald Reagan beat Walter Mondale by 74.5% to 24.7%. Donald Trump won the state in 2016 over Hillary Clinton with 45.5% of the vote to Clinton’s 27.5%, and he secured another victory in 2020 over Joe Biden. Biden’s 37.7% vote share was the highest for a Democrat in Utah since 1964.

Despite experiencing the largest population growth in the US, Utah has retained the same number of electoral votes—six—since the 2010 Census.