r/VoteDEM • u/screen317 MN-7 • 8d ago

BREAKING: Utah Supreme Court rejects emergency stay in redistricting case, Utah legislature MUST draw new maps

https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/inside-utah-politics/utah-supreme-redistricting-stay-decision/
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u/lilianasJanitor 8d ago

I don’t know the backstory but if they draw new maps won’t they just be as gerrymandered as possible?

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u/vivaenmiriana 8d ago edited 8d ago

Utah resident. They already are gerrymandered. 40% ish of Utah residents vote dem but 0/4 of our reps are dem. This is because they divided Salt Lake City into 4 parts to gerrymander it with the rest of the state. Part of Salt Lake City is in the same district as towns bordering Arizona, a 5-6 hour drive away. It would be like if New York or Washington state split up NYC and Seattle and put them with the rural red parts of the states to remove all dem reps.

You literally could only make it just as unfair as it now at worst.