Utah Congressional Map: Democrats Score Major Redistricting Win Over Republicans

A Utah judge has chosen a congressional map that would make at least one of the state’s four congressional seats—currently held by Republicans—more competitive for the Democrats.

Judge Dianna Gibson said in her ruling late Monday that a Republican-proposed redistricting map “fails to abide by and conform with the requirements of Proposition 4,” a 2018 state rule that created an independent redistricting commission to deter gerrymandering.

The battle in Utah is part of a broader redistricting war between Republicans and Democrats, a fight fuelled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to keep GOP control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterms, elections that will shape the final two years of his second term.

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