Both Giuliani and McCain also have held fund-raisers in Utah, as has Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas. Paul ended up with support of 1 percent of respondents, less than the 3 percent who said they planned to vote for former Tennessee senator and actor Fred Thompson.

The state's minority party also bucked national trends. Clinton is the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, but she trailed both Obama and Edwards in the Utah poll. In the 1992 presidential election, her husband, former President Bill Clinton, finished third in Utah.

Obama's popularity here didn't surprise Utah for Obama's Nikki Norton, especially after a hastily organized rally near Park City this past August attracted hundreds of Utahns who wanted to hear from the candidate.

"Obama is showing he can reach out to people who aren't normally part of the process, like Utah Democrats," Norton said. "That he took the time to stop and speak to Utahns ... It shows he listens."

Edwards was the first Democratic candidate in the 2008 race to come to the state, but he only appeared at a private fund-raiser. Clinton is scheduled to come later this month, but no public appearances have been announced.

Two other Democratic candidates, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd, spoke to Utah Democrats at party events in July and held fund-raisers. Four percent of poll respondents supported Richardson, and 1 percent said they would vote for Dodd.

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