I prefer this map to the other four proposed, as it splits the Utah and Salt Lake population with the least partisanship. I think it needs border refinement, but it grants Salt Lake residents more representation than the other maps.

I know that AI isn't perfect, but I asked Grok on X which map was the least partisan -- and it said it was this one. After reviewing the others, I agree.

We finally have a fair map. This map complies with Prop 4, keeps communities of interest together, and is not motivated by a political agenda. Vote for this map to preserve democracy in Utah and let the peoples' voices be heard!

As a lifelong resident of Salt Lake County, this does the best job of splitting the county while also maintaining the integrity and voice of the urban populations within it. All maps should have started with those drawn by the IRC and then modified, like done here, to meet Prop 4 requirements. This is the best chance of having a nonpartisan map. Residents in the urban areas of Utah deserve to have their voices and votes count and to elect someone that represents them. The argument that Salt Lake County needs to be split up and paired with rural areas of Utah doesn't make sense. The people living in urban areas should have elected officials that represent them. The rural areas should have a representative that represents them. This is fair. The people in each district should choose a person that represents their area, living conditions, and concerns. This map is the fairest of all proposed by the legislature.

This map does a good job of keeping communities of interest together--having Salt Lake County divided north to south since the southern growing part of SLCo is different than the more northern, settled part. Having 2 urban districts and 2 predominantly rural districts makes sense given that 70-80% of the population live in the urban area along the Wasatch Front.

I like this map better than the other options because it splits Salt Lake County north-south with a single clean line. As a SLCo resident I can attest that this keeps communities together much more effectively than the east-west splits in the other maps. The fast-growing suburbs in southern SLCo have very different needs and priorities than the built-out communities in the urban core, and this map effectively reflects those differences.

This map is the best of the ones proposed in 2025. It has it's issues, but it feels far more correctly balanced regardless. There is no perfect map for anybody, but representative balance should be prioritized. Where are the originals proposed by the independent commission? It sure seems like those should be brought forward for comment as well.

This map makes the most sense compared to maps A-D. LAND doesn't vote! Therefore, it makes sense that districts 3 and 4 are geographically smaller than districts 1 and 2. While I wish the committee were made up of an independent, non-partisan group, this map is significantly better than what we currently have in place.

I like this map.

This map actually makes sense. It groups northern Utah rural voters, southern and eastern Utah rural voters, northern Utah urban voters, and southern Utah urban voters together. By doing so, it offers fair and equal representation to Utah's citizens. If we aren't going to get one of the maps the independent redistricting commission drew as part of Proposition 4, this map is clearly the most sensible alternative.

Finally! yes. A good map that groups like-minded voters together.

I like this map because it does not split SLC into 4 pizza slices. The prior gerrymandered map was incredibly unfair and forced voters with completely different issues into the same district, while splitting up like-minded groups. Complaining about large districts is "rich" from the GOP since their prior maps were all large. Please remember to compare this map with the EXISTING maps of the legislature in your comments. PLEASE keep in mind who forced those illegal maps on us voters despite our CLEAR RIGHT TO FAIR MAPS. PLEASE keep in mind that one party is not interested in winning seats based on their beneficial policies but has repeatedly spent time rigging maps in their favor instead. They do not work for us voters and have repeatedly shown massive disrespect for voters. Former GOP lawmakers said it well. https://www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/sen-daniel-thatcher-abandons-gop-the-public-is-being-treated-with-contempt-2/

I like how this one makes clear separation between urban and rural maps, so that there will be representatives of both. With slicing out chunks of urban areas for each rural section, you end up with just urban representation. I also agree that we should have multiple tests and not commit in law to a given set of tests. It's very reasonable, given the infrequency of how often maps are redrawn, to require a judge to review each time. There is no need to codify into law a specific test or tests, and that won't meet the requirements of Prop 4 to use the best available methods of the time.

This map is better than versions A - E. It keeps communities of interest together and ensures that both urban and rural voters have representation.

No doubt, coming up with a map is hard work since so much of the population center is in the SLC area. This map is the best of the options as it splits North SLC from south SLC in a way that there are two distinct areas with different needs that require representation (ex - point of the mountain impact vs new entertainment and cultural district development area have unique concerns on the communities represented here). At the same time, it recognizes the difference in needs for rural vs urban areas of northern and southern Utah, each facing different challenges and needs. This map splits the needs of the people in one of the best ways possible by creating better representation of community needs based upon their unique areas of challenge and focus.

This makes by far the most sense. Compared to the other maps there are minimal fish hooks and the districts follow county lines when possible.

This map helps keep communities together and therefore allows a representative to better respond and be in tune with the needs of each of these areas.

Finally, putting Box Elder and Tooele together, as they should,

This map is acceptable. It gives Democrats of SLC a fair shot at representation and keeps communities together. By splitting the county north/south, it realistically groups our political demographics, and isn't trying dilute urban voters by splitting them up and forcing them into the same voting blocks as rural voters.

This seems like the best option so far! The splits seem to align with the needs of communities, which is the goal. It does seem unfortunate to split Orem and Provo, but from doing some reading, it seems like that may be a necessity.

Better than others. I would suggest putting all of Davis county with district 1. As that takes area from district 3, have that incorporated sandy and Draper. With that taking from district 4, put provo with orem. We do not need the exact same population in each district. Just fairly close. This option does keep communities together better than most, other than the few exceptions I mentioned. It also gives rural Utah a stronger representation.

This is the best map presented so far. It keeps rural and city folks together and is compliant with prop 4. Please quit avoiding giving us what we voted for.

Best of the maps submitted and meets all the criteria that must be followed. Also makes 2 urban districts and 2 rural ones thus better representing all of Utah. The fairest by far

Best of the maps submitted and meets all the criteria that must be followed. Also makes 2 urban districts and 2 rural ones thus better representing all of Utah. The fairest by far

This map makes sense. Rural and urban voters have different needs and deserve appropriate representation, this map accomplishes that!

This map is quite reasonable. I like it!

This maps makes sense giving Salt Lake an actual chance at having fair congressional representation vs the other political abominations in maps A-E. This is a great way to avoid the inevitable lawsuits that will be triggered with the other maps.

Out of all of the maps this looks to be the most fair

I like this map because it provides compact districts in the I-15 corridor and does not split Salt Lake more than once. This map is a fair split between rural and urban areas (not every district needs to have both).

Two things that speak for this map: --It divides the population into four equivalent portions. --it gives proportionate voices to rural and urban populations. Though some would prefer redistricting that gives advantage to one or the other, this map distributes fair portions to both populations.

This map is a good option with natural boundaries. I'm in American Fork and my district feels fair. Splitting Orem and Provo is unfortunate though so it would be best to find a way to avoid that if possible.

THIS is the map. It divides Salt Lake into two districts, not four, it has compact districts in the I-15 corridor, and it represents all interests well.

This map does a much better job of grouping urban and rural voters together than many of the other maps submitted. It groups similar communities well and adheres to Prop 4 better than many of the other maps. The SLC county split could be better, but I appreciate the difficulty of this process and realize this might be the best we're going to get from the committee.

Better than options released on Sunday. Obviously we can't avoid splitting some of Salt Lake and Utah Counties given the population density, but this one doesn't treat Salt Lake County like a pizza to divvy up with the rural portions of the state.

While I don't love splitting Orem from Provo, I understand that the population split rule requires it to follow Prop 4. I do like the Split between Northern and Southern Utah, and the focus on the urban/population in Salt Lake and Utah counties. I believe that this so far has been the best split geographically, most of the communities of interest are kept together (except Provo/Orem, but again, with the population rule then we would have to move a big city like provo into rural area)

This is the BEST map chosen so far. It meets the requirements of Prop 4, and I know there is a few naysayers who do not like the distance of travel for district 2, but based on all parameters of prop four this makes sense. If they do not want to commit to travelling then they need to not run for offices where travel is required. This map is the most "For the People" for Utah at this time.

Bluffdale is grouped well on this map, besides splitting salt lake county (which is necessary due to the population size), it looks like cities are kept whole wherever possible, the most dense population areas are kept compact (i.e. Bluffdale is not grouped with a bunch of rural cities down south), districts appear contiguous, Bluffdale is kept with neighborhoods and communities of interest (I dont think bluffdale residents have much shared community or interest with much south of Provo), and natural boundaries, like lakes and mountains, are used.

Outside of those proposed by the independent commission, this is the best map put forward so far. It is condensed and keeps urban and rural voters together.

I really like this map, it does an excellent job keeps communities with similar cultural and economic ties together. I appreciate the compactness of the two densest districts, and think it makes a lot of sense to split Salt Lake County on a north/south line rather than east/west. My only criticism would be the splitting of Orem/Provo, which is understandably difficult as the population of northern Utah County rapidly grows.

While I dont like how it splits bountiful and centerville, or provo and orem, I do like the compactness of 2 out of 4 districts and think its better than a-d.

I like the map submitted by Escamilla & Owens. It makes sense that the districts are divided based on population size. It appears to not cater to specific political party affiliations and simply on population size. Doing it this way makes each district more diverse. By pairing larger cities with more rural areas, it provides a true picture of what Utahns want overall and helps all voices be heard.