Utah outlier in presidential race but still shifts red

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64% : Of these 11 counties, San Juan County saw the largest increase in Trump's winning margin, increasing by 9.5 percentage points compared to 2020, followed by Tooele County, which saw a 2.5 point-boost for Trump.Trump also saw an increase in support relative to his Democratic opponent in Washington County, of .6 percentage points, and Utah's three blue counties: Salt Lake, Summit and Grand.
61% : Graphics showing an overwhelming shift toward Trump since his previous presidential bid went viral following his Nov. 5 political comeback.
60% : Positive shifts for Trump in these rapidly growing areas may have contributed to his overall increase across the state compared to 2020.
50% : But despite Utah at times showing unique resistance to Trump, Weiler said -- pointing to independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin's 21.5% in 2016 -- the Beehive State still seemed to follow the national trend in 2024, even if it was at a smaller scale than nearly any other state in the country.
50% : "I think Utah is very similar to the country where as more time goes by, more and more Republicans, and it appears some independents, are embracing Trump," Weiler said.
47% : If other political parties hope to make inroads among Utah voters, as Trump did with a diverse set of voters across the country, they will need to shift their message to represent a broader demographic than the one they currently reach, Axson said.
46% : Less than 40% of Utah counties shifted toward Trump in 2024.
40% : But 18 Utah counties bucked national trends, shifting in the opposite direction away from Trump.
39% : "And maybe it's not because they love Trump, but maybe it's because, you know, it's a binary choice, and they don't like what the other side is offering.
28% : While Trump's margin of victory in Utah increased from around 20.5 in 2020 to 21.5 in 2024, this was the smallest increase for Trump of any state in the country except for Washington state.
28% : John Curtis outperformed Trump statewide by 3.3 percentage points but beat his Democratic opponent by slightly less than Sen. Mitt Romney did in Utah's last open-Senate-seat election in 2018.
24% : Utah Gov. Spencer Cox underperformed Trump by 3.7 percentage points statewide, with GOP candidate Phil Lyman running as a write-in.
20% : "I think that Utah Republicans have always had a complicated relationship with Trump," said state Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, who won reelection this year.
19% : Trump increased his winning margin in Utah by just under 1 percentage point in 2024, beating Harris 59.3% to 37.9%, with more than 90% of votes counted, compared to his Utah victory of 58.1% to 37.7% against President Joe Biden in 2020.

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