ELECTORAL VOTES 5

2008 ELECTION Strong Republican

ABOUT
UTAH

Utah became a state in January 1896, the last 19th-century addition to the U.S. map. Utahans voted for Democrat Franklin Roosevelt four times (1932 through 1944) and for his successor Harry S. Truman in 1948. Aside from that period, the state has only voted for Democrats twice, the last time being in 1964. Like many other Rocky Mountain states, Utah is now solidly Republican. In fact, in 2004, Utah was the “reddest” state of all, with George W. Bush getting about three votes for every one for John Kerry. Utah’s population has been growing and it is likely to gain one electoral vote in 2012, as a result of the 2010 census.