Get the FactsGerrymandering promotes non-responsiveness by creating safe, non-competitive election districts for those in power. Your vote is your voice. Make it count by supporting redistricting reform and an independent process.
The Utah State Constitution states:
Article I, Section 2. [All political power inherent in the people.]
All political power is inherent in the people; and all free governments are founded on their authority for their equal protection and benefit, and they have the right to alter or reform their government as the public welfare may require.
Some examples of gerrymandering in Utah...
Congressional Districts
- In the Deseret News, Senator Bob Bennett R-UT called it the worst case of gerrymandering he'd ever seen
- Communities with similar economic, cultural and social characteristics are divided, making them less compact
- Drawing districts covering urban and rural areas means a district loses “compactness”, a redistricting principle recognized by the courts
House Districts
Moab, the most populous city in Grand County is split in half down its main street:
Ogden's house districts slice up the city in odd ways:
This complicated district splits several rural counties:
Summit County is split into two House Districts by dividing Park City in half:
The other half of Park City combined with Salt Lake City:
Utah Senate Districts
Tooele County is split into four Senate districts, despite requests from the Tooele County Commission and the county's Democratic and Republican parties to keep it in one district:
Tooele is combined with communities in as many as seven other counties
Senate District 27 stretches all the way from Utah County to the four corners area of San Juan County:
