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Proprietary Political Poll

May 2021
Sample: 800 voters, statewide

Sampling Methodology
A quantitative survey will be administered throughout the state of Utah to 800 registered voters with a margin
of error of +/-3.46%. The blended sample will be comprised of telephone respondents (75%) and online
respondents (25%). Quotas will be managed by age and county and weighted by political affiliation. The
distribution will be as follows:

Quotas for Statewide

County Completes
Beaver 2 0%
Box Elder 10 2%
Cache 27 5%
Carbon 2 0%
Daggett 0 0%
Davis 70 12%
Duchesne 3 1%
Emery 2 1%
Garfield 1 0%
Grand 2 0%
Iron 10 2%
Juab 2 0%
Kane 2 0%
Millard 2 0%
Morgan 2 0%
Piute 0 0%
Rich 1 0%
Salt Lake 230 38%
San Juan 3 1%
Sanpete 4 1%
Sevier 4 1%
Summit 6 1%
Tooele 9 2%
Uintah 0 1%
Utah 122 20%
Wasatch 5 1%
Washington 33 6%
Wayne 1 0%
Weber 45 8%
Total Sample: 800
Margin of Error: +/-3.46%

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Screeners
1. In which of the following age categories do you fall?
Total
(number responding) 800
18 to 24 years of age 1
25 to 34 years of age 2
35 to 44 years of age 3
45 to 54 years of age 4
55 to 64 years of age 5
65 years of age or older 6
Prefer not to answer 99

2. In which county do you live?

Total
(number responding) 800
Beaver 1
Box Elder 2
Cache 3
Carbon 4
Daggett 5
Davis 6
Duchesne 7
Emery 8
Garfield 9
Grand 10
Iron 11
Juab 12
Kane 13
Millard 14
Morgan 15
Piute 16
Rich 17
Salt Lake 18
San Juan 19
Sanpete 20
Sevier 21
Summit 22
Tooele 23
Uintah 24
Utah 25
Wasatch 26
Washington 27
Wayne 28
Weber 29
None of these [Terminate] 99
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If Salt Lake County on Q2:

3. In which city do you reside? (UNAIDED)
Total
(number responding) 800
Alta 1
Bluffdale 2
Copperton 3
Cottonwood Heights 4
Draper 5
Emigration Canyon 6
Herriman 7
Holladay 8
Kearns 9
Magna 10
Midvale 11
Millcreek 12
Murray 13
Riverton 14
Salt Lake City 15
Sandy 16
South Jordan 17
South Salt Lake 18
Taylorsville 19
West Jordan 20
West Valley City 21
White City 22
None of these 23

4. Are you registered to vote at your current address?

Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Yes 1
No [TERMINATE] 2
Don’t know (VOL) [TERMINATE] 99

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Voters
5. With which political party are you registered?
Single-select, Randomize Total
(number responding) 800
Republican 1
Democrat 2
Unaffiliated voter 3
Other 4
Prefer not to answer 99

Republican or Democrat
6. Do you consider your party affiliation to be…?
Single-select, Randomize Total
(number responding) 800
Strong 1
Moderate 2
Slight 3
Prefer not to answer 99

Unaffiliated
7. Generally, would you say you lean more toward the Democratic or Republican
party?
Total
(number responding) 800
Lean Democrat 1
Lean Republican 2
Prefer not to answer 99

8. Relative to past years, does the present political climate make you feel more or
less connected to your political party?
Single-select, Randomize Total
(number responding) 800
More connected 1
Somewhat connected 2
Somewhat disconnected 3
Very disconnected 99

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9. Did you vote in the 2020 General Election on November 3, 2020?

Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Yes 1
No 2
Don’t know 99

10. Did you vote in the 2020 Primary Election on June 30, 2020?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Yes 1
No 2
Don’t know 99

Non-Republicans
11. In Utah, a closed primary means that a voter must be registered as a party
member in order to participate in that party’s primary election. Would you
consider registering as a Republican in order to participate in the closed
Republican Primary Election next year?
Single-select, Randomize Total
(number responding) 800
Yes 1
No 2
Don’t know (VOL) 99

Right/Wrong Direction
12. Do you think the United States is going in the right or wrong direction?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Right direction 1
Wrong direction 2
Don’t know (VOL) 99

13. Do you think Utah as a state is going in the right or wrong direction?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Right direction 1
Wrong direction 2
Don’t know (VOL) 99

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Favorability
14. Now, I’ll read you a list of names…For each one, first tell me if you have heard of
the person and, if so, whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of
that person:
Single-select Very Somewhat Not very Not at all Heard of, no Never
Favorable favorable favorable favorable opinion heard of
President Joe Biden 1 2 3 4 5 99
Former President Donald Trump 1 2 3 4 5 99
Senator Mike Lee 1 2 3 4 5 99
Senator Mitt Romney 1 2 3 4 5 99
Governor Spencer Cox 1 2 3 4 5 99
Congressman Blake Moore 1 2 3 4 5 99
Congressman Chris Stewart 1 2 3 4 5 99
Congressman John Curtis 1 2 3 4 5 99
Congressman Burgess Owens 1 2 3 4 5 99
Former Governor Gary Herbert 1 2 3 4 5 99
Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny 1 2 3 4 5 99
Wilson
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin 1 2 3 4 5 99
Mendenhall
Former House Speaker Greg Hughes 1 2 3 4 5 99
Former Presidential Candidate Evan 1 2 3 4 5 99
McMullin

15. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the Utah State

Legislature?
Total
(number responding) 800
Very favorable 1
Somewhat favorable 2
Not very favorable 3
Not at all favorable 4
Don’t know 99

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Basic Re-elect
16. Former President Donald Trump says he’s thinking about running for president
again in 2024. Has President Trump performed well enough that he should be
elected to another term?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Yes 1
No 2
Don’t know 99

17. Next year is the Midterm Election. Has Senator Mike Lee performed well enough
that he should be re-elected to another term, or is it time to give someone new a
chance to serve?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Should be re-elected to another term 1
Time to give someone new a chance to serve 2
Don’t know 99

Ask Should be re-elected/Someone new

18. You indicated that Senator Mike Lee should be re-elected to another term/it’s
time to give someone new a chance to serve. Why is that?
Open-ended

Issues: S.B. 54
19. S.B. 54, also known as Count My Vote, is the Utah law allowing candidates to
gather signatures in order to be on the Primary Election ballot. Do you support
or oppose S.B. 54?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Strongly support 1
Somewhat support 2
Somewhat oppose 3
Strongly oppose 4
Don’t know (VOL) 99

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Issues: Initiatives
20. Citizens of Utah can sign petitions to create new laws that voters then approve
or reject on the November ballot. Do you support or oppose the current law
allowing citizen initiatives?
Single-select, Randomize Total
(number responding) 800
Strongly support 1
Somewhat support 2
Somewhat oppose 3
Strongly oppose 4
Don’t know (VOL) 99

21. Statewide ballot initiatives are voted on every even year. Utah averages about
four initiatives on each ballot. How do you feel about the number of citizen
initiatives?
Single-select, Randomize Total
(number responding) 800
Too many 1
About right 2
Too little 3
Don’t know (VOL) 99

Issues: General
22. Other than COVID-19, what are the top one or two issues presently facing the
country?
Open-ended

23. Other than COVID-19, what are the top one or two issues presently facing the
state of Utah specifically?
Open-ended

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24. Now, I will read some issues currently facing the state of Utah. For each issue,
please rate it using a 1-5 scale, with ONE meaning it is AT THE BOTTOM of your
priority list and FIVE meaning it is AT THE TOP of your priority list:
Single-select, Randomize Total
(number responding) 800
Increasing funding for education 1 2 3 4 5
Increasing funding for roads, highways and freeways 1 2 3 4 5
Addressing homelessness in Utah 1 2 3 4 5
Promoting economic development and job creation 1 2 3 4 5
Addressing air quality 1 2 3 4 5
Alleviating traffic congestion 1 2 3 4 5
Providing more affordable housing to those in need 1 2 3 4 5

Issues: Coronavirus
25. How would you rate the federal government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Very favorable 1
Somewhat favorable 2
Somewhat unfavorable 3
Very unfavorable 4
Don’t know 99

26. How would you rate the state’s handling of the coronavirus crisis as it affects
Utah?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Very favorable 1
Somewhat favorable 2
Somewhat unfavorable 3
Very unfavorable 4
Don’t know 99

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27. The first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Utah in March of 2020. The CDC and
state and local public health organizations outlined directives to slow the spread
of COVID-19. Now, I will read a list of pandemic responses and recovery
measures implemented in the state of Utah. How would you rate state and local
government leaders on the following?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Very Somewhat Not very Not at all Heard of, Never
Favorable favorable favorable favorable no opinion heard of
Issuing a “Stay safe. Stay home.” directive for 1 2 3 4 5 99
non-essential activities.
Suspending in-person classroom sessions. 1 2 3 4 5 99
Issuing a statewide mask mandate. 1 2 3 4 5 99
Limiting social gatherings. 1 2 3 4 5 99
Distributing vaccines through local health 1 2 3 4 5 99
departments and select pharmacies.

28. Are you fully vaccinated?

Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Yes 1
No 2
Don’t know 99

If No, not fully vaccinated

29. Is there a reason why?
Open-ended

30. Do you support the right of private businesses to mandate that masks be worn in
their building (e.g., restaurant, retail, grocery store, office, etc.)?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Strongly support 1
Somewhat support 2
Somewhat oppose 3
Strongly oppose 4
Don’t know (VOL) 99

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31. Do you support the right of employers to require employees to have a COVID-19
vaccination before they return to the workplace?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Strongly support 1
Somewhat support 2
Somewhat oppose 3
Strongly oppose 4
Don’t know (VOL) 99

Issues: Social Movement

32. Now, I will read some community issues currently facing the state of Utah. As I
read each one, please tell me if you agree or disagree:
Randomize Total
(number responding) 800
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly Don’t
agree agree disagree disagree know
I generally support the LGBTQ+ movement 1 2 3 4 99
Some degree of police reform is necessary 1 2 3 4 99
I generally support the Black Lives Matter movement 1 2 3 4 99
Our community is in need of greater diversity and
1 2 3 4 99
inclusion
More should be done to achieve gender equality 1 2 3 4 99

Issues: Homelessness
33. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The Utah state
government should devote more resources to the issue of homelessness along
the Wasatch Front?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Strongly agree 1
Somewhat agree 2
Somewhat disagree 3
Strongly disagree 4
Don’t know 99

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34. How concerned are you about visiting downtown Ogden, Salt Lake or Provo
because of homeless encampments?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Very concerned 1
Somewhat concerned 2
Somewhat unconcerned 3
Not concerned at all 4

35. Have you noticed a change in homeless encampments in downtown Salt Lake in
the past year?
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Much worse 1
Somewhat worse 2
Stayed the same 3
Somewhat better 4
Much better 99

Demographics
36. Please indicate your gender:
Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Male 1
Female 2
Prefer not to answer 99

37. Do you consider yourself politically as liberal or conservative?

Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Very conservative 1
Somewhat conservative 2
Moderate 3
Somewhat liberal 4
Very liberal 5
Prefer not to answer 99

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38. Are you a delegate for your political party?

Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
Yes, I’m a current delegate 1
No, but I have been a delegate in the past 2
No, I have never been a delegate 3

39. What is your religious preference...

Single-select, Randomize Total
(number responding) 800
LDS (Very Active) 1
LDS (Somewhat Active) 2
Catholic 3
Protestant 4
Other 5
None 6
Prefer not to answer 99

40. What is your primary method for getting news?

Single-select Total
(number responding) 800
TV (cable, local, nightly) 1
Radio 2
Print newspaper 3
Online news source 4
Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit) 5
Don’t know (VOL) 99

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