Why do you vote?

In Utah’s 2022 midterm elections, around 461,000 voters cast a primary ballot and more than 1,084,00 voted in the general election that fall. That’s a million different reasons for participating in our representative democracy.

Casting a ballot is personal — there’s a reason in-person voting booths are private and why so many people fill out their ballot at their kitchen counters.

So at The Salt Lake Tribune, we’re not asking who you’re voting for this year, but what issues you’ll be mulling as you pick candidates.

Maybe that school board candidate you like is your neighbor who has some new ideas about the K-12 curriculum. Perhaps you attended a video town hall for a congressional candidate and they made some points you agreed with — or didn’t. Or maybe you’ve been reading a lot about “abundance” this year as you stress about gas and grocery prices.

So what issues will you be thinking about this year as you fill out your ballots this summer and fall?

Let us know by taking the short survey below — and please feel free to share it with your friends and family who will vote this year:

Or use this QR code to take the survey: