Nearly nine in ten Utahns (89%) agree that a person’s commitment to God requires treating other people fairly, and 93% say someone with different social and political priorities can still be a moral person, according to a new Utah Political Trends panel survey of 547 Utahns conducted September 17 to 21, 2026 by Y2 Analytics and Public Wisdom.

The survey tested ideas from “Faith, Freedom, and the Common Good,” the address President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave at the Washington National Cathedral on September 16, the eve of Constitution Day. President Oaks argued that the Constitution requires people of differing viewpoints to find common ground without abandoning their core values. “The Constitution compels a divided people to build coalitions to allow them to act together,” he said. Those ideas drew broad support from Utahns of every religious and political background.

“Utahns disagree about plenty, but these results show wide agreement with the idea that people who differ should treat one another fairly and work together at finding solutions that include political compromise,” said Quin Monson, a partner of Y2 Analytics.

Key findings

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