> ## Documentation Index
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# About the Delegates

> Delegates are elected from among their neighbors to represent the diverse views of Republicans within each neighborhood of Utah County.

For about 5 weeks from March to April, they volunteer their time to thoroughly vet the candidates running for county, state, and federal positions. Learn about their experience here.

<Tip>
  **See the findings.** The [race results page](/) shows the convention outcome for every race, with the reasoning delegates gave for the candidates they supported.
</Tip>

## How informed delegates felt

After the April convention, we asked delegates the same question we wish every voter could answer for themselves: *How informed did you feel as a delegate, compared to your previous experience voting as a non-delegate voter?* They rated their answer from 1 (less informed) to 5 (much more informed).

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    <div style={{fontSize:'0.7rem',fontWeight:700,letterSpacing:'0.1em',color:'#166534',marginBottom:'0.35rem',textTransform:'uppercase'}}>All delegates</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'3.5rem',fontWeight:700,color:'#166534',lineHeight:1}}>85.9%</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'1.1rem',color:'#0f172a',marginTop:'0.75rem',fontWeight:600,lineHeight:1.35}}>say they were more informed than when they were a normal voter</div>
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      <div style={{display:'flex',justifyContent:'space-between',fontSize:'0.85rem',marginBottom:'0.2rem'}}><span>5 · Much more informed</span><span style={{fontWeight:700,color:'#166534'}}>53.5%</span></div>

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      <div style={{display:'flex',justifyContent:'space-between',fontSize:'0.85rem',marginBottom:'0.2rem'}}><span>4</span><span style={{fontWeight:700,color:'#166534'}}>32.4%</span></div>

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      <div style={{display:'flex',justifyContent:'space-between',fontSize:'0.85rem',marginBottom:'0.2rem'}}><span>3 · About the same</span><span style={{fontWeight:700,color:'#64748b'}}>11.4%</span></div>

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      <div style={{display:'flex',justifyContent:'space-between',fontSize:'0.85rem',marginBottom:'0.2rem'}}><span>2</span><span style={{fontWeight:700,color:'#64748b'}}>2.2%</span></div>

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      <div style={{display:'flex',justifyContent:'space-between',fontSize:'0.85rem',marginBottom:'0.2rem'}}><span>1 · Less informed</span><span style={{fontWeight:700,color:'#64748b'}}>0.5%</span></div>

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The same question, asked only of delegates serving for the first time:

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      <div style={{fontSize:'2.75rem',fontWeight:700,color:'#166534',lineHeight:1}}>83.1%</div>
      <div style={{fontSize:'0.85rem',color:'#0f172a',marginTop:'0.35rem',fontWeight:600}}>said the same</div>
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      The finding does not depend on experience.
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## Who was at convention

The survey reached delegates across every district in Utah County. The room was not uniform.

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    Serving for the first time:

    * 57% of county delegates
    * 63% of state delegates
    * 61% of precinct chairs
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    * 15.1% were 40 or younger
    * 51.9% were 41-60
    * 33.0% were 61 or older
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    Chosen by neighbors at precinct caucus on March 17. Each delegate represents about 150 Republican voters on average.
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## What the work actually looked like

Between the March caucus and the April convention, delegates had about five weeks to vet candidates across as many as eight races. The survey asked how they spent that time.

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    <div style={{fontSize:'2.25rem',fontWeight:700,color:'#166534',lineHeight:1}}>61.1%</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'0.85rem',color:'#0f172a',marginTop:'0.4rem',fontWeight:600}}>spent 11+ hours vetting</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'0.75rem',color:'#475569',marginTop:'0.25rem'}}>The median delegate fell in the 11-20 hour bucket. 14.1% reported 30+ hours.</div>
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    <div style={{fontSize:'2.25rem',fontWeight:700,color:'#166534',lineHeight:1}}>70.3%</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'0.85rem',color:'#0f172a',marginTop:'0.4rem',fontWeight:600}}>attended 3+ in-person candidate events</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'0.75rem',color:'#475569',marginTop:'0.25rem'}}>16.2% attended six or more.</div>
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    <div style={{fontSize:'2.25rem',fontWeight:700,color:'#166534',lineHeight:1}}>93.5%</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'0.85rem',color:'#0f172a',marginTop:'0.4rem',fontWeight:600}}>said direct contact influenced their vote</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'0.75rem',color:'#475569',marginTop:'0.25rem'}}>68.1% said it influenced them significantly.</div>
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Vetting is not only attendance. The survey asked what kinds of information they relied on. 94.6% rated debates and recorded interviews extremely or somewhat helpful. Written candidate questionnaires, peer discussion with other delegates, and review of voting records were also commonly cited.

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  **On the candidate questions themselves.** Delegates rated the categories of information they felt the vetting process surfaced that a regular voter would not have. The most-cited categories: *depth of knowledge* (81.1%), *ability to answer difficult questions* (74.6%), *personal character* (70.3%), *candidate accessibility* (58.9%), and *consistency of messaging* (58.9%).
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## What delegates said they learned

We asked, *What I wish the public understood about the caucus and convention system is...* The themes that came up most often were access, work, and trust. Here are a few representative answers, in delegates' own words.

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    <div style={{fontSize:'0.7rem',fontWeight:700,letterSpacing:'0.12em',color:'#166534',textTransform:'uppercase',marginBottom:'0.75rem'}}>● Returning delegates</div>

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        <div style={{fontSize:'0.95rem',color:'#0f172a',lineHeight:1.55,fontStyle:'italic'}}>"The only effective way to truly understand the candidates is to hear them and ask questions about where they stand. Sound bites and mailers cannot replace that."</div>
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        <div style={{fontSize:'0.95rem',color:'#0f172a',lineHeight:1.55,fontStyle:'italic'}}>"It's about getting a neighborhood together to send someone people know and trust to help vet candidates."</div>
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        <div style={{fontSize:'0.95rem',color:'#0f172a',lineHeight:1.55,fontStyle:'italic'}}>"We are a diverse collection of your friends and neighbors. Come join us and help make us better, wiser, and even stronger."</div>
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    <div style={{fontSize:'0.7rem',fontWeight:700,letterSpacing:'0.12em',color:'#166534',textTransform:'uppercase',marginBottom:'0.75rem'}}>● First-time delegates</div>

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        <div style={{fontSize:'0.95rem',color:'#0f172a',lineHeight:1.55,fontStyle:'italic'}}>"It gives you a chance to personally know candidates when you otherwise wouldn't."</div>
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        <div style={{fontSize:'0.95rem',color:'#0f172a',lineHeight:1.55,fontStyle:'italic'}}>"You don't have to be 'political,' know anything, or have any special training. It's for everyone. You just have to show up."</div>
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        <div style={{fontSize:'0.95rem',color:'#0f172a',lineHeight:1.55,fontStyle:'italic'}}>"It is designed to involve as many people as possible who are willing and committed to do the work in the vetting process of choosing a candidate."</div>
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## On the process itself

We asked delegates two final questions: whether the process felt fair and transparent, and whether they would recommend serving to others.

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    <div style={{fontSize:'0.7rem',fontWeight:700,letterSpacing:'0.1em',color:'#475569',marginBottom:'0.5rem'}}>FAIR AND TRANSPARENT</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'2.25rem',fontWeight:700,color:'#166534',lineHeight:1}}>83.2%</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'0.8rem',color:'#475569',marginTop:'0.35rem'}}>said yes or mostly. 51.4% said yes outright. 31.9% said mostly. 9.2% said no or not really.</div>
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    <div style={{fontSize:'0.7rem',fontWeight:700,letterSpacing:'0.1em',color:'#475569',marginBottom:'0.5rem'}}>WOULD RECOMMEND SERVING</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'2.25rem',fontWeight:700,color:'#166534',lineHeight:1}}>76.8%</div>
    <div style={{fontSize:'0.8rem',color:'#475569',marginTop:'0.35rem'}}>said yes. 19.5% said maybe. 3.8% said no. 56.8% plan to run as a delegate again.</div>
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Three out of four delegates would recommend the experience to a neighbor. That is how the system renews itself: through people who found the work worth doing and passed the invitation forward.

<Tip>
  **See the findings.** The [race results page](/) shows the convention outcome for every race, with the reasoning delegates gave for the candidates they supported.
</Tip>

***

*Source: UCRP 2026 Post-Convention Delegate Survey. Utah County Republican Party.*