Legislature passes new map in Utah, creating 2 more competitive seats
Source: Politico
10/06/2025 05:51 PM EDT
Utah lawmakers passed a new congressional map on Monday that presents Democrats with two new pickup opportunities in the red state, a potential win for the party as it tries to respond to Republican-backed redistricting efforts nationwide.
The map was drawn following a federal judge’s late-August court ruling, who ruled the state’s previous congressional districts as a violation of a voter-approved measure against partisan gerrymandering. The two redrawn districts — which are significantly more competitive than the state’s current formulation — still favor Republicans and President Donald Trump won them both in 2024.
The redraw in Utah comes as Republicans nationwide are taking up redistricting at the behest of the White House, an effort that could help the GOP cling to its razor-thin House majority next year. So far, Republicans have drawn five new Republican-leaning seats in Texas and one in Missouri, both of which are undergoing court challenges.
The two more-competitive districts in Utah are far from a sure thing for Democrats. One of the new districts went for Trump by about 2 percentage points last year and another by about 6 percentage points. A Salt Lake Tribune analysis that accounts for more races found the new map has a bigger edge for Republicans, with the redrawn 3rd District at +6 and the 2nd District at +11.
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