This week, Judge Dianna Gibson of Utah’s 3rd District Court invalidated a congressional map previously drawn up and proposed by state lawmakers. Judge Gibson instead approved a map proposed by the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government, who had challenged the state’s redistricting process. The new map keeps most of Salt Lake County within a single congressional district, creating what will likely be a Democratic-majority district.
Gibson’s decision cited violations of Proposition 4 by state lawmakers, including the use of partisan data in drafting the prior map and failure to apply traditional redistricting criteria. The Legislature may appeal the decision, but county clerks must begin preparing for the 2026 midterm cycle under the new boundaries.
In the new map, Bountiful will remain in the same district as the previous Map C, but with the change from the current congressional maps will still be moving from the previous District 2 (which covered small slices of Davis and Salt Lake counties, then spread south and west to cover counties from Tooele to Washington), to the new District 2, which spreads over northern Utah counties Davis, Weber, Box Elder, Cache, and Rich.
You can see the old district boundaries here.
And an interactive map of the new ones here.
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