Reed Smoot had a political alliance with the Mormons and Gentiles that helped the Republican Party to gain power.

Elbert D. Thomas beat incumbent Reed Smoot in the Senate and served until 1950.

They passed bills dealing with unemployment assistance and they created an open primary law.

In the same year, Reva Beck Bosone was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat.

The Democratic Party weakened in the 1970s and 1980s after split opinions over the Equal Rights Amendment.

[3] Beverly White, the longest serving woman in the Utah State Legislature, was a member of the Democratic Party.

[4] The party's platform focuses on economic security, equal opportunity, the common good, and American leadership.

Each caucus promotes issues related to its mission: Each of Utah's 29 Counties has a party organization, which operates within that county and sends state delegates to the Utah Democratic Party's[6] state convention each year.

Frank Moss was the last Democrat to represent Utah in the United States Senate.