Shaysâ Rebellion and the Making of a Nation explores essential themes of the period leading up to the creation and ratification of the Constitution, and enhances understandings of our national identity and origins.
In 2012, Romney defeated Obama by 73 percent to 25 percent in Utah â the largest margin of victory in any state. This year, Trump won just 46 percent of the vote -- a 26 point drop-off. Much of the drop-off can be traced to Salt Lake County, home to roughly 4 in 10 Utah residents.
George W. Bush defeated Al Gore by just five electors; the previous comparable election was 1876, when Rutherford B. Hayes won by one elector. Another historic election in modern times was 1984, when Ronald Reagan scored the biggest landslide in the history of the United States, winning 525 Electoral College votes.