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]
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member (Residence) [5] | Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022) [6] | District map |
| 1st |  Blake Moore (Salt Lake City) | Republican | January 3, 2021 | R+12 |  |
| 2nd |  Celeste Maloy (Cedar City) | Republican | November 28, 2023 | R+11 |  |
| 3rd |  John Curtis (Provo) | Republican | November 13, 2017 | R+13 |  |
| 4th |  Burgess Owens (Salt Lake City) | Republican | January 3, 2021 | R+16 |  |
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 |
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