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ST. GEORGE — To better understand southern Utah’s population and its concerns, southern Utah University commissioned a public policy poll.
The survey, commissioned by Michael O. Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service, DataWise and Venture Data, had 400 responses and provided questions regarding issues facing southern Utah residents. The survey featured questions on the economy, financial situations, job growth and southern Utah’s potential for young people building a future.
“Southern Utah, in and of itself, is different from northern Utah,” said Mary Bennett, director of the Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service. “We know the geography is different; the economy is different and the politics are different.”
The poll surveyed 13 counties: Beaver, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington and Wayne. It had a 4.9 percent margin of error.
According to the survey results sent to St. George News, 28 percent of respondents marked environment as a concern in southern Utah, with water issues and flooding as the substantial concern. Other concerns on the survey were low wages/lack of jobs and too much growth/development.
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