Utah’s congressional districts are the subject of a court challenge and an example of partisan gerrymandering.[3] In this instance, Republican lawmakers drew the boundaries to dilute the Democratic vote by splitting Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County across all four congressional districts. The Utah Supreme Court ruled in July, 2024, that the legislature did not have the constitutional right to override 2018 Utah Proposition 4, which required districts be drawn by an independent redistricting commission. The lawsuit challenging the map was sent to a lower court for further consideration.[4]
The delegation has a total of four members, all Republicans.
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Utah, presented chronologically.[7] All redistricting events that took place in Utah between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
Year
Statewide map
Salt Lake City highlight
1973–1982
1983–1992
1993–2002
2003–2013
2013–2023
Since 2023
Redistricting ballot measures
2018 Utah Proposition 4, a measure that would require the redistricting process to be done by a bipartisan commission. This motion was passed by a margin of 0.68%[8] however the Commission’s power ‘was stripped a year and a half later by the Legislature.’[9][10]
2008 Utah Legislative Redistricting Requirement, Amendment D, a technical proposal that allowed the legislature to consider redistricting once census data was made public. Passed by a margin of 56.50%.[11]
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