The win is certainly something for Romney to celebrate, but his next task is getting Utah voters to the polls this fall.
According to the Utah Foundation, Utah has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the nation. In 2014, less than 30 percent of Utah residents voted in the primary election. But because Utah tends to vote Republican, the primary often decides the election.
For many Utah voters, it is hard to see how their vote makes a difference when 71 percent of Utah’s election races were won by more than 30 percent in 2016.
Utah voters between the ages of 18–29 have some of the lowest voter turnout rates. This age group represents a majority of BYU students.
