This map does not keep cities whole, keep counties whole, have compact districts, have contiguous districts, or preserve neighborhoods and communities of interest.

The five proposed maps clearly fail to meet the standards established by Proposition 4 and the Independent Redistricting Commission Act. Utah voters demanded transparency, fairness, and genuine public input when we passed Prop 4, and yet these maps disregard those requirements. The courts have already shown a willingness to hold the legislature accountable, and it is only a matter of time before these plans are overturned. Instead of wasting more taxpayer dollars defending indefensible maps, I urge you to follow both the letter and the spirit of the law: honor community boundaries, avoid partisan gerrymandering, and incorporate the independent commission’s recommendations. Utahns are watching. If you continue to ignore your constituents and the reforms they enacted, you risk not only judicial rejection but also electoral consequences. Do your job, respect the law, and give Utah the fair maps we voted for.

I live in this area of Utah county and the boundaries here feel very odd and unnatural. I do not like the split between American Fork and Pleasant Grove/Highland/Vineyard as well as the split between Orem and Provo.

None of these maps makes sensible and non-partisan division of Salt Lake County. These are obvious attempts to continue gerrymandering and should be rejected.

As pointed out by the current non-independent redistricting committee in their 9/22/2025 meeting, two cities in Salt Lake County have city boundaries located in two counties. The number of voters affected by that is so minute it will not change the outcome of the district(s) vote. Salt Lake County (SLC) is the only county, they claim, has a population large enough to justify dividing it. The maximum number of Congressional Districts in SLC or any other county in Utah should be limited to 2 districts . The small number of households affected by their city being located in two counties can not justify carving any county into four fragments. The Utah legislator's 2021 gerrymandered map that the Utah Supreme Court found to be illegal is the reason we need to use the 2021 maps drawn by the UIRC. All five examples we have been given to choose from in this exercise do not come close to meeting Proposition 4 standards. Looking at the current maps I feel like I'm living in a distorted version of The Wizard of Oz. We're being told by our elected overlords to not look at the people behind the curtain. We the voters, must try to keep the Legislative Wizards with their imagined perils in check. So, please dear overlords use the redistricting maps given to you by the independent commission in 2021, they were good, well thought out, "legal" maps. These five offerings at best would make poor butt wipe.

SLC leans left and every district on this proposed map leans right. This map is still gerrymandered and intended to make Democrats work harder than they should have to for representation in a Democratic region, thereby giving Republicans an unfair advantage.

As others have mentioned, this map does not, in good faith, follow the Prop 4 guidelines. Please follow the will of your constituents and use one of the maps drawn up by the independent commission. Everyone should be able to be represented fairly in Utah.

District 1 and 2 are crazy. Ogden and Orem in the same district as Carbon County. Good job with that one. This map is not representative of our state and population, and are a blatant disregard of the law as outlined in Prop 4

This one is egregious. How do you scoop Ogden and Orem into the same district with two other districts in between? And throw in Moab while we're at it? This is not a fair map.

This map does not follow all of the rules laid out in Proposition 4. There are multiple cities and counties that have been divided when they should be kept together, the districts are sprawling, how can American Fork be in the same District as the bottom right corner of the state. Dr Trende used Political Data to draw these maps, which goes against the Requirements of Prop 4.

Map Option E: Same as all the other maps. This map violates the law by not keeping counties whole, not keeping cities whole, they are not compact districts, it does not preserve neighborhoods of interest, they are not contiguous districts, and they are gerrymandered. We need to have a non-partisan independent group create new maps, not an out of state “expert”.

I feel like I'm living in an alternate reality where common sense doesn't exist anymore. The legislature clearly doesn't want to abide by what the people voted for in prop 4. My bet is that they know this wont fly, but they think they can get another election out of the current, heavily gerrymandered maps if they delay it long enough.

Please do this fairly and keep similar communities with similar communities. As a Salt Laker, I haven't had real representation for decades.

Districts should be drawn to reflect communities of interest and county boundaries. This map divides Lindon from Pleasant Grove, Provo from Orem, Sandy from Draper, and Riverton from South Jordan and Herriman.

I agree with detailed comments by Stuart Hepworth and prefer the map 2025SHNOSPLIT6 that he submitted. It represents all Utahns and meets the criteria of Prop 4 much better than the maps proposed by the Legislative Redistricting Committee.

This is what you did after the last census... took public comment, asked citizens to provide maps and then went NO here is our highly gerrymandered districts, patted yourself on the back and told yourself that it is the legislature that is charge... even if that means you cheated. The Independent Redistricting Committee presented you with much better maps than what has currently been submitted. Every map breaks apart Salt Lake County while it is so blaringly obvious that you try and keep Utah County together as much as possible. It is time to realize that there are people in this state who want AND deserve representation by someone with the same values.

This split of utah county, especially splittling provo and orem, and not even along city borders, is obviously unnecessary and against the directives of prop 4.

The only good thing about this map is that I would no longer be in district 4. Not a compliment. How did the legislature come up with these crazy dividing lines between districts? And still carving up Salt Lake County and its municipalities to dilute the Democratic votes they know are there. Please re-read Prop 4 (or have the judge read it to you slowly), and do a better job of actually being FAIR.

At first glance, this map seems like the most reasonable proposal. However, when compared to the UIRC Purple or Orange maps, which retain a level of compactness in Salt Lake and Utah Counties, it's clear that even the most reasonable proposal is still way off the mark. The UIRC maps are fair and follow the spirit of Prop 4. Be leaders in better governance and choose one of theirs.

I do not understand what possible reason there could be, besides actively seeking to gerrymander our state, to split up this map this way. Orem and Provo not being included in the same district when they share nearly the entirety of population demographics and social sentiments. Majorly separating a chunk of Salt Lake county from the rest for no obvious reason besides seeking to strip this region of accurate representation in line with their values and needs. Please use one of the maps recommended by the independent commission that will actually eliminate this issue of gerrymandering that seems to be the obvious goal of every single one of these maps being offered.

Grouping Cache Valley with the Uinta Basin and Eastern Utah makes no sense. As someone who lives in Cache Valley and has worked in Eastern Utah, I would argue that voters in the Uinta Basin/Eastern Utah have more shared interests with people in the rest of Southern Utah than Cache Valley. Also, what's up with the second district's weird wrap-around to southern Draper???

Oh look, yet another map making a weird split of SL county because why not. Just use the already compliant maps from the independent commission please.

If SL County population is too large to fit in one district why is it split in half stretching to either state border? A fair split would fit as much of SLC in a single district as possible, and some of the county could be combined with another district

As a constituent living in Rose Park - none of these maps reflect what the voters passed as law in prop 4. Communities should be kept together and given equal representation by having their own districts and their own rep.

Respect the voters choice and use the maps created by the independent commission.

All of these maps are still the majority's way of gerrymandering the state to their advantage and totally disregards the intent of Proposition 4 which we citizens passed by a clear majority. These maps should all be disregarded by the court and one of the proposed maps by the independent redistricting committee should be approved.

I hate all of these unfair gerrymandered maps! Stop splitting up Salt Lake communities and let us have a voice! Throw all of these out and use one of the maps from the Independent Commission!!!!

Why should residents of salt lake have to share representation with rural residents.

This is not a good map. The state legislature must follow the Prop 4 guidelines, and judicial instructions, to consider multiple fairness tests, not just the partisan symmetry test, to ensure each voter is heard, regardless of their politics. We want democracy, not gerrymandered autocracy.

I agree the map meets the eye test, not just the common sense test. Let an independent commission, not politicians draw the map.

This is my favorite map, but it's still not great.

Provo and Orem should not be split. These communities not only border one another, you can drive from one to the other without realizing you've changed cities. Both are part of the Provo–Orem metropolitan area, often referred to together as a single region in statistics and media. Both are hubs for education BYU, healthcare, and retail. Both have proximity to Utah Lake, Provo Canyon. Both are Served by I-15, UVX (Utah Valley Express) bus rapid transit, and UTA FrontRunner (commuter rail). Both have strong presence of Latter-day Saints (LDS), which influences community life, values, and activities in both cities.

Riverton and Herriman should not be separated. These communities both have rapid population growth, have similar transportation needs and families moving in from more urban areas. Both are served by the Jordan School District. Both are in proximity to outdoor recreation such as mountain biking, hiking, and nearby canyons.

Obviously there should be a district that is fully within Salt Lake County (and you can easily cut off a few cities at one end or the other as needed to get within the target population) to meet the requirements we voted for in Proposition 4 to keep counties and cities together as much as possible. The state legislature's attempt to dilute Salt Lake County's representation by dividing it evenly two ways is only slightly less crass and unrepresentative than dividing it four ways.

None of these maps make sense. They all split Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County too much. Use one of the UIRC maps.

This map is slightly better than the other options but still clearly gerrymandered. You are intentionally carving out parts of more Democratic areas (e.g., Cottonwood heights) and replacing them with Republicans one (e.g., Draper). Also, you're unnecessarily carving up counties again. It feels like this is being done intentionally - so that this map gets knixed in favor of other, even more gerrymandered maps.

I do not appreciate your continued splitting of Salt Lake County. All of these maps remain gerrymandered to disadvantage Democrats in some way or a another. In the last several elections, Democrats have won at least 25% of the vote in every recent statewide election. This shows that at least a 1/4 of Utah voters are Democratic-leaning, and so one of our four congressional representatives should, by simple reasoning and math, should be over a Democratic majority area. Please stop dividing up northern Salt Lake County, and ensure that one of the districts, based around Park City and Salt Lake City, is a Democratic majority voting district. This isn't about getting seats in the house, this is doing what's right. Don't be Texas or California. Be Utah, be fair, and give Democrats a real chance.

All of the current options for the four Congressional Districts are in violation of the Statewide Initiative -- Proposition 4, Nov. 6, 2018. There are good and valid maps from the original Utah Independent Commission UIRC, use them. Stop defying the Utah Constitution and the State laws you have sworn to uphold when you were elected. Stop carving up Salt Lake County, we deserve a fair opportunity to choose our elected Federal Representative(s).

Why in the fat hell would you put Riverton and Draper randomly in a district with Davis County and Salt Lake City? The answer: These areas of Salt Lake County are more Republican so you are trying to dilute the voters of Salt Lake City. You can easily put Riverton and Draper in a district with the southern cities of SLCo and with the northern cities of Utah County and Provo. And Salt Lake City should be with the cities that actually border it to its south. The way this is drawn now does not keep communities of interest together!

This is the least bad of the 5 proposed maps. It still is obviously shaped to break up salt lake county communities (the irregular arm splitting sandy and cottonwood heights to grab riverton and draper is bizarre). Prop 4 specified using an independent committee with a transparent process using multiple metrics, not one expert using one qualifying test.

Proposition 4 requires minimizing the division of counties, cities, and towns, as well as preserving traditional neighborhoods and local communities. In my view, minimizing the division of counties and preserving the local community of the county means keeping as many residents of the same county together in the same district as possible. I would like to see a map with a district that consists of 817,904 residents all from Salt Lake County. Every other county community gets to keep all their voters together in one district. This principle should also apply to Salt Lake County to the greatest degree possible -- i.e., allowing as many residents of SLCo as possible to belong to the same district.

Why not just include all the houses along 224 to I-80? Have I-80 be a line between Districts not cut out small neighborhoods in Snyderville Basin. It seems like gerrymandering.

This map is worse than D, but better than A, B, & C. It still splits up Salt Lake County unnecessarily. The voters of Salt Lake County have unique interests and deserve to have their own representative to advance those interests. Why not use the Independent Commission's maps? Those already did a much lengthier and more thorough review and those maps are ready to go.

Salt lake city area needs to stay together. The communities are seeing the same struggles, the same growth, and their voices will be represented. Didn't we vote for a 3rd party, independent review? Follow what we voted you to do

I vehemently oppose all five of the options presented by my legislature. Please adhere to what was voted on by your constituents (Proposition 4). You should not be afraid to implement the law of the people who elect you to power. Do what is right.

Balancing urban and rural areas should not be the legislatures priority. The focus should be preserving communities with shared needs, interests, and communities. None of your maps prioritize this as you divide up the urban areas in every map.

This is a blatant jigsaw of gerrymandering. Who lives in this district that is donating to the politicians in this state? This is an entire joke to have such an island. Please respect the will of the people who voted for this remapping. This is a disgrace.

This map continues to split in ways that do not make sense geographically. Go back to the maps the independent redistricting committee came up with, rather than continuing to try to thwart the will of the people of this state.

Park City, UT has very little in common with Salt Lake County. This should be be invcluded in the same district as Salt Lake County. Salt Lake County must have a devoted district. Any split to Salt Lake County is an abomination and is a blatant act of a power grab through a gerrymandered district.

Why do we continually have to endure blatant abuses of power and these transparent ploys to hold on to political power that was unjustly gained in the first place? The only thing that should be happening here is for the legislature to respect the while of the people and allow maps drawn up by the INDEPENDENT board to take affect. Anything less than that is a continued gross abuse of their power and a dereliction of their duties to follow the will of the people they represent!

Versions A, B and C are worth keeping. Salt Lake County numerically needs to be split. The other counties do not have to be split at all. See my updated Hat and 3 stripes submittal based on what I submitted in 2011.

Bluffdale and Riverton should be with Herriman. There are active construction projects due to the traffic problems between these communities because of shared interest

This map is so weirdly dividing of the Salt Lake metropolitan area. This does not represent the voters who live right next to each other. Why is Salt Lake so grossly split? Why are Orem and Provo split? These maps are not actually taking into the account the population and are just trying to balance votes in favor of whoever will be running for that district. Use the independent maps!!!!

Splitting Salt Lake county in this manner maximizes the number of voters without representation. It additionally violated Proposition 4 by splitting counties more than 2 times with clear cherrypicking of neighborhoods. Sandy in particular is subdivided into 3 districts, completely ignoring the common municipalities as outlines in todays meeting as a core goal behind the redistricting.

I live here and feel like my boundary should include SLC

What is the justification for dividing Orem and Provo like this? Similar absurd divisions certainly exist elsewhere on this map and all of the other map options, but as a resident of Utah County this looks particularly unjustifiable.

I live in Cottonwood Heights, and this map has us in the same district as West Wendover, a community with which I have no affiliation.

Like all the other maps, this one lacks a district that is solely within Salt Lake County. As a Millcreek resident, I have much more in common with a resident of Taylorsville or Midvale than I do Clinton or West Point.

The SLC Legislature is insisting that SLC be split up due to size, but the needs of a city and the needs of a rural community are different. All of these maps display that the legislature is scared and still not listening to the voice of the people.

Please use the UIRC maps. This is what Proposition 4 intended.

This boundary through Salt Lake County is very artificial and again splits communities with a lot in common into different districts.

This map is just as gerrymandered as the current map and unacceptable. Please use the Independent Redistricting Committee maps.

This District 1 is unwieldy; there's a natural district one that includes Davis County.

This is an island and has no access to the rest of the district

It doesn't make any sense to split Provo and Orem like this. This is not functional.

I do not see one of these maps that have SLC County together in one district. You are also cutting Davis county apart in these options. "Community of Interest" is more important that keeping population levels even. Try again, or use the original redistricting maps.

Cache County and the Basin have nothing in common as a matter of fact Northern Utah has nothing in common with Eastern Utah STOP GERRYMANDERING

Please consider this alternative map (proposal 3) that much more fairly and accurately represents the communities that live in Utah. file attached

Please consider this alternative map (proposal 2) that much more fairly and accurately represents the communities that live in Utah. file attached

Please consider this alternative map (proposal 1) that much more fairly and accurately represents the communities that live in Utah. file attached

If you're going to separate Orem and Provo (which you really shouldn't), then at least have the decency to split it along the city limits, instead of reaching into one city to grab just enough residents to make the maps have exactly equal populations. A hundred people off the ideal number is no big deal. Scooping out a pocket of Carterville neighborhood into a separate Congressional district is a much worse violation of the letter and spirit of the law.

Although Map E is better than A, B, and C, it still gerrymandered. Use the Independent Redistricting Committee maps. It's what the people of Utah want, it is fair and avoids breaking up communities, and the work has already been done.

Salt Lake City has more in common with Sandy than with Bountiful. Use the existing maps.

Why is slc split up like this and what's with these random alcoves, gotta keep the church separate from the other district? The whole slc valley should be one district otherwise this just looks gerrymandered

Oh my, you cannot split Utah Valley, that’s as silly as splitting up Salt Lake. Your job would be easier if you just chose one of the better boundaries maps. You would be done by now.

The UIRC maps did a better job avoiding arbitrarily diluting the urban/suburban communities of interest closer to Salt Lake into the rural/suburban communities of interest of Box Elder, Tooele, Cache, Weber, and Morgan counties. Please stick with the UIRC maps. This one, and option D make even less sense including the predominantly rural eastern side of the state. Totally different constituencies.

Agreed that WVC Should be with SLC

Use the existing fair maps, stop trying to get the most gerrymander you can out of this state.

This map has an arbitrary border between districts 2 and 4 that divides communities of interest and doesn't follow any nutural geographic features. Please propose the existing UIRC maps. They're fair and the work has already been done.

If it's too difficult to not make a pie-slice distribution, use the maps we made for you. Orem and Provo have shared municiple interests. Neither are a rural community. This map doesn't follow the law regarding compact districts, contiguous districts, natural boundaries, keeping the county whole, keeping cities whole, nor following federal law.

Davis county and Park City are entirely different economically and demographically. Why should Park City be cut off from the rest of Summit County?

Why is Snyderville so randomly divided?

Why is Utah county not contiguous? It does not have a large enough population to justify splitting it up like this.

Why does this map suddenly stop using the creek as the border between the districts when it hits state street? Should there not be a natural border that the maps follow consistently? Why does it switch from the creek to Van Winkle as soon as the border hits state street?

The legislature cannot claim to keep communities contiguous (in compliance with Judge Gibson's order) and then carve out this one neighborhood along Van Winkle to put it in a separate district than the entire other side of the street.

Add Davis to this district and cut out the Utah county portions as well as the Eastern and Southern Utah portions.

Utah County and Weber and Cache counties should not be in one district

WVC should be with SLC

Splitting South East SLCO makes no sense

Carbon and Weber, Box Elder, and Cache do not belong in the same district

Separating Murray from Millcreek and SSLC splits an important community of interest

SLCO and Summit should not share a congressional district

Riverton and Herriman should not be separated

very strange split of the city of Cottonwood Heights

Davis and SLC have no shared interests, one is urban, one is suburban, do not merge them.

Very strange draw of D4, most of the areas included with Tooele do not regularly interact with Tooele economically especially as it moves east

Draper and Salt Lake City should not be the only communities in Slco in the same district

this split of Utah county separating American Fork and Pleasant Grove is very strange

Orem and Provo should not be separated

Please just use the maps from the UIRC, the work is already done and it's a lot fairer than this map. It still suffers from the same problems as Option D where it seems fairer than the first three, but at a closer glance there's a lot of seemingly partisan weirdness. And Salt Lake county is still divided in half along very unnatural lines, and it still groups communities with very different interests into one group.

Not a fan of separating Provo and Orem.

No road connectivity between the northern and southern parts of Salt Lake County in this D2. Also this little bit of I-15 jutting out is actually in Draper and not Sandy, I think there's an error in the census place definitions.