Monthly Archives: December 2012

Party Identification, Party Registration, and “Unaffiliated” Voters

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Quin Monson

Only 26% of unaffiliated voters also identify as independents. The remaining unaffiliated voters split evenly between Republicans (35%) and Democrats (34%). In other words, it’s probably okay to confuse registered Republicans (party registration) with self-identified Republicans (party identification), but unaffiliated … Continue reading →

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2012 was Utah’s most Republican-leaning presidential vote since statehood

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Adam Brown

Relative to the nation, Utah cast a more Republican vote in 2012 than at any time since statehood. I just noticed something interesting while playing with the 2012 presidential election results for Utah. By one metric, it appears Utah may … Continue reading →

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Research about redistricting

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Adam Brown

I’ve posted a fair amount here about Utah’s redistricting process, including some stuff showing that maybe it has less effect on Utah’s election results than some claim (see here and here and here and here and here). Today at The … Continue reading →

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How early did voters decide who to vote for?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Adam Brown

In noncompetitive, low-profile races like the first and third districts, voters take a bit longer to decide than they do in competitive, highly publicized races like the fourth district. This analysis was performed by Robert Richards, a student research fellow … Continue reading →

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