At the federal level Utah has only elected two non-LDS U.S. House members in the last century — Karen Shepherd, who is Protestant and Elmer Leatherwood, a Methodist who died in office in 1929.

Utah is inextricably linked to the LDS Church and the Mormon pioneers who entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. ... Utah counties map. Utah has 29 counties, each with its own county seat.

Mormons are still a majority in Utah, at least for the moment. Pew and PRRI data put the Mormon population at either 55 percent (Pew, 2014) or 51 percent (PRRI, 2016) of the state’s population.

In the State of Utah the rock of ages has assumed strange forms. Geologically, as observed in such scenic reservations as Bryce Canyon National Park, The Cedar Breaks, Zion National Park (see map ...

In 2022, the nonpartisan groups League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government sued, alleging the Utah Legislature violated Utahns’ constitutional right to alter and ...

Can Mormonism move beyond its white, middle-class American base to become a truly global religion? Today Gina Colvin explains why the model of replicating Utah culture is damaging the LDS Church ...

Utah has gone for every Republican presidential nominee since 1968, but this year could be different because Donald Trump is a hard sell with many of the state's Mormon voters.

The values of Mormon Republicans hold full sway in Utah. Almost 90% of Utah’s state legislature is Mormon, and 83% of its members are Republican. Its congressional delegation is 100% Republican ...

A DEATH-BLOW TO MORMONISM.; THE PROVISIONS OF THE UTAH BILL AS IT PASSED THE SENATE. Share full article. June 19, 1884. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

More than a century and a half later, the vast majority of American Mormons remain in the Western United States. Pew Research Center surveys from 2012 and 2013 show that 74% of U.S. Mormons live in ...