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Presidential election in Utah, 2020

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Utah
2020 presidential election

Democratic primary: March 3, 2020
Democratic winner: Bernie Sanders

Republican primary: March 3, 2020
Republican winner: Donald Trump

Electoral College: Six votes
2020 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2016 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2012 winner: Mitt Romney (R)

Presidential election by state, 2020

President Donald Trump (R) won the presidential election in Utah on November 3, 2020. Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232 electoral votes.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) won the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.[1] Trump won the Republican primary.[2]

Utah was one of six states with six votes in the Electoral College, making it tied for 30th-most. Utah was carried by the Republican presidential candidate in every election between 1968 and 2016; the last Democrat to carry the state was Lyndon B. Johnson (D). Between 1900 and 2016, Utah backed the Republican presidential candidate in 73.33% of elections and the Democratic candidate in 23.33%.

In the 2016 election, Trump carried Utah with 45.5% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's (D) 27.5% and Evan McMullin's (I) 21.5%.

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Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election in Utah, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
58.1
 
865,140 6
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
37.6
 
560,282 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
2.6
 
38,447 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Unaffiliated)
 
0.5
 
7,213 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.4
 
5,551 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.3
 
5,053 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated)
 
0.2
 
2,623 0
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Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Unaffiliated)
 
0.1
 
2,229 0
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Gloria La Riva (no running mate) (Unaffiliated)
 
0.1
 
1,139 0
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Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
368 0
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Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
186 0
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Tom Hoefling (no running mate) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
51 0
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President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
6 0
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Katherine Forbes (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,488,289



Primary election

Utah Democratic presidential primary on March 3, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Bernie Sanders
 
36.1
 
79,728 16
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Joe Biden
 
18.4
 
40,674 7
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Elizabeth Warren
 
16.2
 
35,727 3
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Michael Bloomberg
 
15.4
 
33,991 3
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Pete Buttigieg
 
8.5
 
18,734 0
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Amy Klobuchar
 
3.4
 
7,603 0
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Tulsi Gabbard
 
0.8
 
1,704 0
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Andrew Yang
 
0.4
 
950 0
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Thomas Steyer
 
0.3
 
703 0
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Marianne Williamson
 
0.1
 
220 0
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Julián Castro
 
0.1
 
159 0
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Cory Booker
 
0.1
 
138 0
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Roque De La Fuente III
 
0.1
 
127 0
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Nathan Bloxham
 
0.0
 
69 0
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Deval Patrick
 
0.0
 
55 0
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Michael Bennet
 
0.0
 
0 0

 Source

Total votes: 220,582 • Total pledged delegates: 29


Utah Republican presidential primary on March 3, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Donald Trump
 
87.8
 
302,751 40
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Bill Weld
 
6.9
 
23,652 0
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Joe Walsh
 
2.2
 
7,509 0
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Matthew Matern
 
1.7
 
5,751 0
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Robert Ardini
 
1.2
 
3,971 0
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Bob Ely
 
0.4
 
1,218 0

 Source

Total votes: 344,852 • Total pledged delegates: 40


Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Utah

Summary of changes to election dates and procedures

Utah modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: The third-party collection and return of absentee ballots was restricted to individuals residing in the same household as the voter.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Frequently asked questions

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election

The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results. Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions. Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.


Additional resources

Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Utah held its Democratic primary election on March 3, 2020.
  • Utah had an estimated 34 delegates comprised of 29 pledged delegates and five superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Democratic primary was open, meaning all voters were able to vote in the election.


    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[3] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[4] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Utah held its Republican primary election on March 3, 2020.
  • Utah had an estimated 40 delegates. Delegate allocation was hybrid.
  • The Republican primary will be closed, meaning only registered Republicans were able to vote in the election.


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[5]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[6]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.


    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Utah

    The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Utah in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Utah, click here.

    Presidential primary candidates

    Filing requirements for presidential primary candidates in Utah, 2020
    State Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Utah Qualified parties N/A N/A $500.00 Fixed 12/2/2019 Source

    Independent presidential candidates

    Filing requirements for independent candidates in Utah, 2020
    State Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Utah 1,000 Fixed by statute $500.00 Fixed by statute 8/17/2020 Source

    Historical election results

    2016

    General election

    U.S. presidential election, Utah, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 27.5% 310,676 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 45.5% 515,231 6
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 3.5% 39,608 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.8% 9,438 0
         Independent Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson 21.5% 243,690 0
         Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.7% 8,032 0
         Independent American Rocky Giordani/Farley Anderson 0.2% 2,752 0
         Unaffiliated Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.1% 883 0
         Unaffiliated Monica Moorehead/Lamont Lilly 0% 544 0
         Unaffiliated Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart 0% 521 0
         Unaffiliated Write-in candidates 0% 55 0
    Total Votes 1,131,430 6
    Election results via: Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office

    Primary election

    Utah Democratic Caucus, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngBernie Sanders 77.2% 62,992 27
    Hillary Clinton 19.8% 16,166 6
    Roque De La Fuente 0% 22 0
    Mark Steward Greenstein 0% 12 0
    Other 0.4% 334 0
    Spoiled ballots 2.6% 2,085 0
    Totals 81,611 33
    Source: The New York Times and The Utah Democratic Party


    Utah Republican Caucus, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngTed Cruz 69.2% 122,567 40
    John Kasich 16.8% 29,773 0
    Donald Trump 14% 24,864 0
    Totals 177,204 40
    Source: The New York Times and CNN

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, New Jersey, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMitt Romney/Paul Ryan 72.6% 740,600 6
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 24.7% 251,813 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 1.2% 12,572 0
         UT Justice Ross Anderson 0.5% 5,335 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.4% 3,817 0
         N/A Write-ins 0.3% 3,425 0
         Constitution Virgil Goode/James Clymer 0.3% 2,871 0
    Total Votes 1,020,433 6
    Election results via: U.S. Election Atlas

    Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: Peta Lindsay, Roseanne Barr, Jill Ann Reed, Andre Barnett, Will Christensen and Dean Morstad.[7]

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Utah, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCain/Sarah Palin 62.2% 596,030 5
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden 34.2% 327,670 0
         Constitution Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle 1.3% 12,012 0
         Unaffiliated Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.9% 8,416 0
         Libertarian Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root 0.7% 6,966 0
         N/A Write-ins 0.7% 6,630 0
         Unaffiliated Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 0.1% 982 0
    Total Votes 958,706 5
    Election results via: U.S. Election Atlas

    Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: Gloria LaRiva, Alan Keyes, Jonathan Allen and Charles Jay.[8]

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    Utah presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 7 Democratic wins
    • 25 Republican wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party R R R R D R R R D D D D D R R R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R


    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of Utah's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in Utah, 1900-2016

    Between 1900 and 2016:

    • Utah participated in 30 presidential elections.
    • Utah voted for the winning presidential candidate 76.67 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[9]
    • Utah voted Democratic 23.33 percent of the time and Republican 73.33 percent of the time.

    Third party vote

    In 1912, Woodrow Wilson ran as the Democratic candidate, Theodore Roosevelt ran as a Progressive candidate, and William H. Taft ran as the Republican candidate. Taft won Utah and Vermont, while Roosevelt won 11 electoral votes (Wilson got two) from California, 15 from Michigan, 12 from Minnesota, 38 in Pennsylvania, five from South Dakota, and seven from Washington.[10]

    Presidential election voting record in Utah, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    State profile

    See also: Utah and Utah elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

    Presidential voting pattern

    • Utah voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    State legislature

    Utah Party Control: 1992-2024
    No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty-three years of Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
    Governor R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
    Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
    House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

    Utah quick stats
    • Became a state in 1896
    • 45th state admitted to the United States
    • Utah is the only state with a majority population belonging to the same church.
    • Members of the Utah State Senate: 29
    • Members of the Utah House of Representatives: 75
    • U.S. senators: 2
    • U.S. representatives: 4
    More Utah coverage on Ballotpedia:


    Demographic data for Utah
     UtahU.S.
    Total population:2,990,632316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):82,1703,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:87.6%73.6%
    Black/African American:1.1%12.6%
    Asian:2.2%5.1%
    Native American:1.1%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0.9%0.2%
    Two or more:2.6%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:13.4%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:91.2%86.7%
    College graduation rate:31.1%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$60,727$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:12.7%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Utah.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

    Click on a state below to navigate to information about the presidential election in that jurisdiction.

    https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election_in_STATE,_2020

    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ USA Today, "Utah Democratic Primary Results," accessed March 3, 2020
    2. ↑ USA Today, "Utah Republican Primary Results," accessed March 3, 2020
    3. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    4. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    5. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    6. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    7. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2012 Presidential Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014
    8. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2008 Presidential Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014
    9. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    10. ↑ U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, "Electoral Votes, 1904-1912," accessed June 21, 2016
    11. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
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