"Utah's Republican-led Legislature approved a revised congressional map Monday that could give Democrats an improved chance at flipping a seat as the party fights to topple the GOP's slim majority in the U.S. House. But in a state overwhelmingly dominated by Republicans, it remains a long-shot that Democrats could win a district next year. Republicans currently hold all four of Utah's House seats."
"The revised map would place Democrat-heavy Salt Lake City in a single district that also would include rural areas, instead of dividing the city among multiple districts. Still, all four newly drawn districts lean Republican. The districts still must be reviewed by a judge, who is expected approve a new map by November. A handful of Republican lawmakers joined Democrats on Monday in opposing the revised map."
"In August, Judge Dianna Gibson struck down the congressional map adopted after the 2020 census because the Legislature had circumvented standards established by voters to ensure districts don't deliberately favor a party, a practice known as gerrymandering. The judge-ordered redraw comes as President Donald Trump has urged other Republican-led states to take up mid-decade redistricting ahead of the midterm elections to add winnable seats for the party."
Utah's Republican-led Legislature approved a revised congressional map that consolidates Democrat-heavy Salt Lake City into a single district, potentially improving Democratic odds of flipping a seat. Republicans still hold all four U.S. House seats and all newly drawn districts continue to lean Republican, making Democratic victory unlikely. A judge must review and is expected to approve the map by November after previously striking down the 2020 plan for violating voter-established anti-gerrymandering standards. Some Republican lawmakers opposed the revised map. The redrawing occurs amid calls from President Donald Trump for mid-decade redistricting to secure more Republican seats.
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