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Utah's Blue Swing: Is the Beehive State Really Turning Purple?
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July 31, 2026
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32:34Now PlayingBYU sociology professor Dr. Jacob Rugh joins Bryan Schott to dig into the numbers behind Utah's political shift.
Rugh says Utah has swung further left since 2004 than almost any other state. He explains why MAGA has never fully taken over Utah's Republican Party the way it has nationally and what that means heading into the 2026 midterms.
The conversation covers the collapse of Phil Lyman's campaign, Stuart Adams' primary loss over data centers, shifting voter registration trends, the ongoing Prop 4 redistricting fight, and what declining LDS self-identification means for the state's political future.
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Dr. Jacob Rugh, professor of sociology at Brigham Young University. Follow him on Bluesky@JakeRugh () .
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