Yes, the basic rule is that your state of residency is the place you
intend to be your permanent home.
You’re not living in the state for a temporary purpose. It’s the place you
return to after a vacation, business assignment, or away at school.
You can only have one permanent home. States often refer to this
as your domicile.
Some states have a “days test” and if you spend more than a certain number of
days (often 183 days) of the taxable year in their state, they consider you a
resident for that year.
According to the State of Utah:
A nonresident is a person who is not domiciled in Utah or
does not maintain a place of abode in Utah and does not spend more than 183
days during the taxable year in Utah. See Residency and Domicile (Utah tax link) for
information.
In
determining how many days a person spends in Utah, a day when the person spends
more time in Utah than in another state counts as one day.
You would need to document (and calculate) the number of days when you spent more time in Utah than you spent in another state. If that total is more than 183 days, you may qualify as a Utah resident. Changing your legal residence (drivers license, car registration, etc.) would be further proof of where you believe you reside.
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