United States presidential election in Utah, 2016



The 2016 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Utah voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President.

Utah was won by incumbent President William C. Rutherford (D-Texas), with 54.86% of the popular vote, against Senator Thomas P. Leach (R-Arizona), with 45.14% of the popular vote. This was the first time since 1964 that Utah voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, as well as the first time since that election that Utah County, Weber County, Wasatch County, Duchesne County, Juab County, Morgan County, Beaver County, Wayne County, and Daggett County have voted Democratic.