I live near Pocatello, ID about 150 miles north of SLC. There are lots of Mormons here too but guess what? They are the least politically active group I have ever encountered and I don't understand that one bit!
Idaho is even more Republican than Utah but a demoncrat mayor and city council run Poky and they are mostly all Mormon. Worse yet, they behave like typical demoncrats!
The Church elders better tell the faithful to get off their hineys and do some serious politicking or they are going to find themselves overrun by the types of people nobody in their right mind wants to live around.
Not in the 04 Pres race....I'm still amazed that SLC elected such a sxum...now I know why Howard Dean has been going there.