The Utah Priorities Project Voter Survey, conducted as part of Utah Foundation’s election year assessment of voter issues, placed concern for the environment at #10 on its top ten issues list.
Among its findings: 48% of voters say stricter environmental controls are worth the cost, while 52% say they are not. The results show a wide gap between conservative and liberal voters, with 73% of conservative voters saying more stringent controls are too costly. 93% of liberal voters hold the opposite position.
The survey also showed a dramatic contrast between urban and rural voters in Utah, with two-thirds of rural voters (66%) saying stricter environmental controls are too costly. That view is shared by only 47% of urban voters.
The polling results on the environment are outlined in a research brief published June 22nd by Utah Foundation. It will be the first of ten on issues identified in the voter survey, conducted in January and February by Dan Jones and Associates. The full results of the survey and the top ten issues listing are included in the research report 2016 Utah Priorities Project: Survey of Voters Issues and Concerns (Part I).
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