Utah and gerrymandering go together like Moms for Liberty and book banning.

It's not a stretch to say that the maps approved by the GOP-controlled Utah Legislature in 2021 heavily favor Republicans. Salt Lake County, which has the highest number of voters registered as Democrats, is neatly divided between the four congressional districts.

The gerrymandering is even more pronounced after analyzing voter registration numbers for individual legislative districts.

There are 75 seats in the Utah House and 29 in the Utah Senate. In just three of those, there are more registered Democrats than Republicans or independents.

Republicans control the Utah House by a 61-14 majority and the Utah Senate by 23-6.

Utah Political Watch analyzed voter registration numbers from political data firm L2.

  • There are 64 Utah House and 25 Utah Senate seats with more Republican voters than Democrats or independents.
  • In 41 House districts, registered Republicans make up 50% or more of all voters.
  • Republican voters account for 50% or more of all voters in 25 Utah Senate seats.
  • Two districts in the House and one in the Senate have more registered Democrats than any other party.
  • There is no legislative district where Democrats account for more than 40% of registered voters.
  • Voters who have not registered with any party outnumber Republicans and Democrats in nine House and three Senate districts.

Just three districts have more Democratic voters than Republicans or independents.

  • SD9 - Sen. Jen Plumb.
  • HD22 - Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost.
  • HD24 - Currently held by Rep. Joel Briscoe, who lost in the Democratic primary to Grant Miller.

There are eight seats currently held by Democrats in districts with a built-in GOP advantage.

  • SD14 - Sen. Stephanie Pitcher. Republican voters make up 41.69% of the electorate in this district. 23.94% of voters are Democrats and 29.33% are independents.
  • SD 15 - Sen. Kathleen Riebe. 37.31% of the voters in this seat are Republicans. Registered Democrats account for 22.46% while 33.6% are not members of any party.
  • HD10 - Rep. Rosemary Lesser. Democrats make up just 17.91% of voters in this district. 40.51% of voters are Republicans and 34.26% are independents.
  • HD23 - This seat is up for grabs in November after Rep. Brian King decided to run for governor. Registered Republicans slightly outnumber Democrats 35.71% to 31.81%.
  • HD33 - Rep. Doug Owens. GOP voters make up 43.13% of voters. 23.46% are Democrats and 29.15% are independents.
  • HD34 - Rep. Carol Spackman Moss. Just over 40% of registered voters belong to the GOP. 30% of voters are independents and 24.18% are Democrats.
  • HD35 - Rep. Mark Wheatley holds this seat but is not running for re-election. Republicans and independent voters outnumber Democrats, accounting for just 22.86% of voters.
  • HD41 - Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion. 40.31% of voters are Republicans. Just 22.69% are Democrats.

Independent voters outnumber Republicans and Democrats in a dozen seats. Only two of those are currently held by Republicans.

  • SD10 - Sen. Luz Escamilla (D)
  • SD12 - Sen. Karen Kwan (D)
  • SD13 - Sen. Nate Blouin (D)
  • HD21 - Rep. Sandra Hollins (D)
  • HD25 - Rep. Angela Romero (D)
  • HD26 - Rep. Matt MacPherson (R)
  • HD27 - Rep. Anthony Loubet (R)
  • HD30—Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner (R). Rohner is running for Utah Senate, so this seat will be open in November's election.
  • HD31 - Rep. Brett Garner (D). Garner was defeated at convention, so this seat is open in November.
  • HD32 - Rep. Sahara Hayes (D)
  • HD37 - Rep. Ashlee Matthews (D)
  • HD40 - Rep. Andrew Stoddard (D)