Utah voters

How did Mormons become so Republican?

By Jana Riess — October 7, 2020
(RNS) — What explains more than a half-century of ruby-red Republicanism in the Mormon-dominated state of Utah? How did Latter-day Saints become so Republican in the first place? A new book about Ezra Taft Benson sheds some light.

Will Mormon leaders’ opposition turn the tide for a medical marijuana initiative in Utah?

By Jana Riess — August 28, 2018
A few months ago, three-fourths of Utah voters supported the legalization of medical marijuana in the state. Now that the LDS Church has formally opposed a November ballot initiative, will that popular support change?
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