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This scorecard shows how Utah residents rate their state's leadership, economy, political landscape, and social climate as well as how they view the nation's leadership and economy. Utah residents' responses on 14 key metrics are compared with national averages. Understand how we calculated the 14 key metrics.

POLITICS	Utah	National Average
Partisanship
% Republican/Lean Republican	61	39
% Democratic/Lean Democratic	25	43
Ideology
% Conservative	46	36
% Moderate	36	36
% Liberal	15	23
Presidential Job Approval
% Approve	28	43
Trust in Your State's Government
% Great deal/Fair amount	75	58^
Economics	Utah	National Average
Confidence in the U.S. Economy
Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100)	-9	-16
Confidence in Your State's Economy
Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100)	62	23^
Good Time to Get a Job in City or Area
% Good time	54	40^
State Taxes Not Too High
% Not too high	53	47^
Payroll to Population Rate
% of Population Employed Full Time by an Employer	49	43
Satisfaction	Utah	National Average
Best State to Live in
% Best/One of the best	70	46^
Would Like to Remain in State
% Remain	69	65^
Satisfied With City or Area
% Satisfied	90	83^
Culture	Utah	National Average
Religiosity
% Very religious	58	41
City or Area Is Good Place for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
% Good place	84	83^

National averages: Average for the total U.S. population. The national average measures are from 优蜜传媒Daily tracking conducted January-June 2014, with sample sizes ranging from 230 in the least populous states to 8,500 in the most populous states. There are at least 500 respondents in 41 states.

^50-state averages: Overall average of the 50 individual state averages. The 50-state average measures are from a 50-state 优蜜传媒poll conducted June-December 2013 with at least 600 residents in each state.

Use to explore state political, economic, and well-being data collected since 2008.