Utah is divided into 4 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2010 census, Utah gained one House seat, and a new map was approved by the state legislature and signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert.[1][2]
Current districts and representatives edit
Utah’s congressional districts are 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 City across all four congressional districts.
The delegation has a total of four members, all Republicans.
| Current U.S. representatives from Utah | |||||
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| District | Member (Residence)[4] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[5] |
District map |
| 1st |  Blake Moore (Salt Lake City) |
Republican | January 3, 2021 | R+12 | .svg)
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| 2nd |  Celeste Maloy (Cedar City) |
Republican | November 28, 2023 | R+11 | .svg)
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| 3rd |  John Curtis (Provo) |
Republican | November 13, 2017 | R+13 | .svg)
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| 4th |  Burgess Owens (Salt Lake City) |
Republican | January 3, 2021 | R+16 | .svg)
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Historical and present district boundaries edit
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Utah, presented chronologically.[6] All redistricting events that took place in Utah between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
| Year | Statewide map | Salt Lake City highlight |
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| 1973–1982 | 
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| 1983–1992 | 
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Redistricting ballot measures edit
- 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%[7] however the Commission’s power ‘was stripped a year and a half later by the Legislature.’[8][9]
- 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%.[10]
Obsolete districts edit
References edit
- ^ "Governor OKs new Utah congressional maps". Salt Lake Tribune. October 20, 2011. p. 1.
- ^ "Google Maps". Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ "Utah high court scrutinizes process that sliced state's most Democrat-heavy county into 4 districts". AP News. July 11, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.
- ^ "Utah Proposition 4, Independent Advisory Commission on Redistricting Initiative (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "Utah high court scrutinizes process that sliced state's most Democrat-heavy county into 4 districts". AP News. July 11, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Utah's legislature rejects every map proposed by independent redistricting committee". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). November 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Legislative Redistricting Requirement, Amendment D (2008)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 14, 2021.