Utah's congressional districts

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Map of Utah's congressional districts since 2023
Interactive map version Utah Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.tif
Map of Utah's congressional districts since 2023
Interactive map version

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]

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Current districts and representatives

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.

Current U.S. representatives from Utah
DistrictMember
(Residence) [5]
PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [6]
District map
1st Blake Moore 117th U.S Congress.jpg
Blake Moore
(Salt Lake City)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021R+12 Utah's 1st congressional district with inset (since 2023).svg
2nd Celeste Maloy 118th Congress.jpeg
Celeste Maloy
(Cedar City)
RepublicanNovember 28, 2023R+11 Utah's 2nd congressional district with inset (since 2023).svg
3rd Kennedy Mike 119th Congress 2.jpg
Mike Kennedy
(Alpine)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2025R+13 Utah's 3rd congressional district with inset (since 2023).svg
4th Burgess Owens 117th U.S Congress.jpg
Burgess Owens
(Salt Lake City)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021R+16 Utah's 4th congressional district with inset (since 2023).svg

Historical and present district boundaries

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.

YearStatewide mapSalt Lake City highlight
1973–1982 United States Congressional Districts in Utah, 1973 - 1982.tif United States Congressional Districts in Utah (metro highlight), 1973 - 1982.tif
1983–1992 United States Congressional Districts in Utah, 1983 - 1992.tif United States Congressional Districts in Utah (metro highlight), 1983 - 1992.tif
1993–2002 United States Congressional Districts in Utah, 1993 - 2002.tif United States Congressional Districts in Utah (metro highlight), 1993 - 2002.tif
2003–2013 United States Congressional Districts in Utah, 2003 - 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Utah (metro highlight), 2003 - 2013.tif
2013–2023 United States Congressional Districts in Utah, since 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Utah (metro highlight), since 2013.tif
Since 2023 Utah Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.tif

Redistricting ballot measures

Obsolete districts

References

  1. "Governor OKs new Utah congressional maps". Salt Lake Tribune . October 20, 2011. p. 1.
  2. "Google Maps". Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. "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.
  4. Michael Wines (July 11, 2024). "Utah's Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters' Will, State Supreme Court Says". The New York Times .
  5. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  7. "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012" . Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  8. "Utah Proposition 4, Independent Advisory Commission on Redistricting Initiative (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  9. "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.
  10. "Utah's legislature rejects every map proposed by independent redistricting committee". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). November 9, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  11. "Utah Legislative Redistricting Requirement, Amendment D (2008)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

See also