A Peculiar People: Split-Ticket Voting among Latter-Day Saint Millennials

Authors

Sarah Curry
Cassidy Hansen

Keywords

voting, millennials, Latter-Day Saint

Abstract

For the first time in fifty years, Utah was a competitive state in the presidential election. Moreover, there was a viable third party candidate in Utah. Mid-October polling saw a three-way statistical tie between Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton, and Independent Evan McMullin (Y2 Analytics 2016). Although voters in other states behaved in new or unexpected ways, 2016 was a particularly odd year for Utah voters. As demonstrated by their voting behavior, Utah's voting population is unique in two ways.

Recommended Citation

Curry, Sarah and Hansen, Cassidy (2017) "A Peculiar People: Split-Ticket Voting among Latter-Day Saint Millennials," Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies: Vol. 34, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sigma/vol34/iss1/3