With the national political landscape looking bleak for Republicans one week before the midterms, it appears fewer Utahns are associating with the party as well.
Since the beginning of the year, the number of active Utah voters who identify as unaffiliated has surged to 513,554, adding 28,885 more people to their ranks according to the most recent numbers. Democrats have added 16,282 voters. During that same time frame, Republicans shrank by 9,362 people.
“It’s certainly not a good statistic for Republicans given that they kind of dominate voter registration in the state,” said Brigham Young University Political Scientist Michael Barber. “I think that it’s not surprising given the electoral environment.”…