Page last updated: Wednesday, 01-Mar-2023 08:31:32 ESTSalt Lake County Election Statistics
Voting Method Correlations
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CANDIDATES %VBM %NVBM % TOTAL 2014 Clerk Amman (R) 35.8% 36.5% 36.2% 2014 Clerk Swensen (D) 64.2% 63.5% 63.8% 2014 DA Nelson (R) 50.0% 48.2% 48.8% 2014 DA Gill (D) 50.0% 51.8% 51.2% 2014 Sheriff Petersen (R) 39.4% 40.3% 40.0% 2014 Sheriff Winder (D) 60.6% 59.7% 60.0% 2018 Clerk Mitchell (R) 33.6% 34.2% 33.7% 2018 Clerk Swensen (D) 66.4% 65.8% 66.3% 2018 DA Evershed (R) 44.9% 40.3% 44.3% 2018 DA Gill (D) 55.1% 59.7% 55.7% 2018 Sheriff Hoyal (R) 40.8% 37.2% 40.4% 2018 Sheriff Rivera (D) 59.2% 62.8% 59.6% 2022 Clerk Maragani (R) 41.6% 59.6% 42.9% 2022 Clerk Chapman (D) 58.4% 40.4% 57.1% 2022 DA Ahn (R) 40.9% 57.1% 42.1% 2022 DA Gill (D) 59.1% 42.9% 57.8% 2022 Sheriff Roberts (R) 36.7% 56.4% 38.1% 2022 Sheriff Rivera (D) 63.3% 43.6% 61.9%
2014 Correlation VBM and NVBM .994 2014 Correlation VBM and TOTAL .997 2014 Correlation NVBM and TOTAL .999 2018 Correlation VBM and NVBM .972 2018 Correlation VBM and TOTAL .999 2018 Correlation NVBM and TOTAL .979 2022 Correlation VBM and NVBM -.936 2022 Correlation VBM and TOTAL .99971 2022 Correlation NVBM and TOTAL -.927 2014 and 2018 exhibit strong correlations between VBM and NVBM for each candidate, i.e., if a candidate received X% of VBM votes cast, that candidate would almost certainly receive close to X% of NVBM votes cast. There is nothing here showing a tendency for one party to favor a voting time and method over another.
2022 exhibits an inverse correlation involving NVBM (in-person). It has been noted that the 2022 GOP candidates "won" their races through NVBM. This could reflect a GOTV push by the GOP.
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