
Written by Sutherland Institute
February 26, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY (February 26, 2025) – Today, Sutherland Institute released new survey data highlighting Utah voters’ priorities for legislators as the 2025 session moves toward its close.
Highlights from the Sutherland/Y2 Analytics survey data:
- Half of all Utah voters say housing is one of their top five most important issues, with 18% citing it as their No. 1 issue.
- Housing is the No. 1 issue for Utahns under the age of 65.
- Responses were broken into Core Trump Voters, Republican Loyalists, Conservative or Republican Non-Trump Voters, and Non-Conservative, Non-Trump Voters, showing differing top priorities based on voter profile.
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