Environmental and Social Values are Important to All Utahns, But Conservative Utahns are More Likely to Prioritize the Economy

Authors

Sarah E. Wilson, Utah State UniversityFollow
Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publisher

Utah State University

Publication Date

7-2025

First Page

1

Last Page

4

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Abstract

In the political landscape of modern America, few would disagree that people on either end of the political spectrum exhibit differences in priorities and values. Since the 1970s, polarization between left and right-leaning individuals and decision-makers regarding environmental matters has grown significantly.¹ For example, a 2023 Gallup Poll found that 78% of liberals favored prioritizing the environment over economic concerns, compared to just 20% of conservatives - representing the largest partisan gap since Gallup began including the question in their poll in 1984.²

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Funding Sources: USU College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS), Center for Intersectional Gender Studies & Research, Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, & Air, and from CHaSS Alumni, Jorrien & Tiera Peterson, and their company Made by Fell

Recommended Citation

Wilson, Sarah E. and Ulrich-Schad, Jessica D., "Environmental and Social Values are Important to All Utahns, But Conservative Utahns are More Likely to Prioritize the Economy" (2025). Utah People and Environment Poll (UPEP). Paper 19.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/canri_projects/19