Half of Utahns back shrinking Bears Ears, Grand Staircase

About half of Utah voters say they support President Donald Trump's move to dramatically cut the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

Q: Do you support or oppose President Trump’s action in shrinking the Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent?

Q: Do you support or oppose President Trump’s action in shrinking the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by 47 percent?

Source: Dan Jones & Associates talked to 803 registered Utah voters from Jan. 15 to 18. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percentage points.