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> By the way I get annoyed when people say LDS is the majority here Are you annoyed that the entire state was founded by LDS pioneers? Without the mormons, Uta

by ythn 10y ago

> By the way I get annoyed when people say LDS is the majority here Are you annoyed that the entire state was founded by LDS pioneers? Without the mormons, Utah would be west colorado wasteland or another desolate, sparsely populated state like Wyoming. And 41% can be a majority depending on how you break down the remaining 59%

elliotec 10y ago
No, why would I be annoyed about the history of the founding of the west? I am very very familiar with it. I'm only annoyed that people have been stating that same old statistic which hasn't been true for at least a decade. 41% is never a majority. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority
- ythn 10y ago
  > 41% is never a majority In my country, 41% of people are red party, 38% are blue party, and 21% are green party. Which party has the majority share of voters?
  - dnadler 10y ago
    I think you're confusing 'majority' and 'plurality'.
    - ythn 10y ago
      My mistake, you are correct - plurality is the correct word here. In my example the party with plurality can capture the majority of the vote, but that doesn't necessarily mean the party itself is a majority.
- ythn 10y ago
  > I'm only annoyed that people have been stating that same old statistic which hasn't been true for at least a decade. Do you have a source? Wikipedia seems to still support the "same old statistic" in a lot of ways and indicates by all accounts an LDS majority in Utah.