Salt Lake County Election Statistics
US Senate Race as proxy for Utah Conservatism
Download this as a PDF: USSenateAndConservatism.pdf
With his stellar score from Freedom Works plus his 2022 GOP convention vote over 70%, Senator Mike Lee could arguably be a proxy for the best that conservatism in Utah offers – personal liberty, limited government, lower taxes, rule of law, etc.
Given the following data, how well do you think conservatism is doing in Salt Lake County and in the state of Utah and where is it going?
Mike Lee US Senate Race, Salt Lake County
| Reg Voters |
Ballots Cast |
Total Votes |
% Turnout | Mike Lee |
Other Candidates |
% Mike Lee |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 470301 | 255385 | 248344 | 54.30% | 121419 | 126925 | 48.89% |
| 2016 | 510937 | 427064 | 411838 | 83.67% | 220652 | 190686 | 53.64% |
| 2022 | 591999 | 380134 | 381195 | 64.96% | 144931 | 236234 | 38.02% |
Mike Lee US Senate Race, Utah state overall
| Reg Voters |
Ballots Cast |
Total Votes |
% Turnout | Mike Lee |
Other Candidates |
% Mike Lee |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1267250 | 653274 | 633829 | 51.55% | 390179 | 370734 | 51.28% |
| 2016 | 1405275 | 1152389 | 1115608 | 82.00% | 760241 | 852513 | 47.14% |
| 2022 | 1689918 | 1076068 | 1075819 | 64.20% | 571974 | 503845 | 53.17% |
Salt Lake County data from: https://slco.org/clerk/elections/election-results/
Statewide data from: https://vote.utah.gov/historical-election-results/
For this data, 2010 Total Votes was calculated from the sum of the candidate votes, columns E through J. See:
https://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/Documents/Election_Results/General/2010Gen.xls
For 2016, the state records Contest Sum, which is recorded under Total Votes in this analysis. See:
https://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default/2016%20Election/2016%20General%20Election%20-%20Statewide%20Canvass.xlsx
For 2022, a spreadsheet has not been finalized at the time this data is published here. See:
https://vote.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/12/Signed-2022-General-Election-State-Canvass-Certification.pdf.
Total votes for US Senate race were calculated as a sum of the votes of all US Senate candidates.
