Strapped Utahns are renting out rooms, growing food and giving up vacations. They want to know how candidates will help.

October 16, 2026 (Salt Lake Tribune)

In addition, those surveyed expressed concerns about dwindling job opportunities, said Shawn Teigen, president of the Utah Foundation.

“The economy plays a big role in everyone’s lives, and a lot of voters two years ago were expecting some big change and everything to be rosy,” Teigen said.

“When you look at the quality of life of Utahns compared to four years ago, it’s kind of the same, but maybe the same isn’t quite good enough,” he said, “and that will affect some voters.”

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