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Why pollsters should release their topline results

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Adam Brown

Polls can be done well or poorly. Releasing topline results aids the public in detecting poor polls. The Tribune reported a Mason-Dixon poll last week suggesting a wide Republican advantage in the race for Salt Lake County mayor. Yesterday, the … Continue reading →

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What’s up with Senator Mike Lee’s Favorability Rating? (plus Oct 2012 Key Research Toplines)

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Quin Monson

It’s not that Lee is really unpopular, it’s just that even after two years he’s still relatively unknown.  Lee’s statewide favorability resembles the statewide ratings of Utah’s Republican U.S. House members. Key Research, a survey and market research company based … Continue reading →

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Topline Results for Key Research Statewide Voter Survey

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Quin Monson

Releasing the full results serves as a model for the kind of transparency we would like to see more of in public polling in the state of Utah. Key Research, a survey and market research company based in Provo, recently … Continue reading →

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Topline Results for Republican and Democratic Delegate Surveys

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Quin Monson

The delegates have given both party chairs remarkably high overall job approval. Recently we wrote up a few results from surveys of Utah Republican convention delegates. We conducted surveys of the Republicans and Democrats. More analysis will follow, but it’s … Continue reading →

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King v. Burwell: What Should Utah Do If the Plaintiffs Win?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Chris Karpowitz

Though the public is split on whether the solution should come from Congress or from the state, most Utah voters clearly prefer some sort of action to preserve access to health insurance subsidies. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear … Continue reading →

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“And then depression set in:” Why don’t Utahns turn out to vote?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Kelly Patterson

When we asked respondents to the recent UVP why they believed individuals did not turn out to vote, the overwhelming reason related to one-party dominance. Professors Quin Monson and Michael Barber contributed to this post. In the movie “Stripes,” Bill … Continue reading →

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Pretty much nobody likes the Zion Curtain

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Adam Brown

Democrats (81%), Republicans (51%), Mormons (51%), other religious adherents (87%), and the non-religious (99%) all agree that restaurants should be allowed to remove these barriers. Utah law requires restaurants to prepare alcoholic drinks out of sight of customers, either in a … Continue reading →

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Senator Lee Rebounds

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Chris Karpowitz

Compared to one year ago, our October 2014 UVP shows a substantial change in voters’ views about the senator. Overall, favorability toward Senator Lee has now nearly returned to its pre-shutdown levels. These are heady days for Senate Republicans.  With a wave … Continue reading →

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Press On: What are Voter Perceptions of The Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune?

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Kelly Patterson

When asked to say which paper “reports fairly on the LDS Church,” 12% said The Salt Lake Tribune, 44% said The Deseret News. Only 14% said neither paper reported fairly. James Madison eloquently argued for a free press in a … Continue reading →

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What Utah voters want from their Legislature

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Adam Brown

The three issues voters most want the Legislature to address: Reducing corruption among elected officials, improving Utah’s air quality, and increasing spending on K-12 public education. This post is a collaboration between Mike Barber and Adam Brown. Both are assistant … Continue reading →

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