Letter: 'Perhaps it’s gerrymandering the 'Utah Way' ... disenfranchisement based on politics and religion.'
Following the 2010 Census, Utah’s predominantly Republican/LDS Legislature “cracked” Salt Lake County into three congressional districts, in each case “cracking” neighborhoods and neighbors, and pairing the county’s predominantly non-Republican/non-LDS voters with a greater number of their Republican/LDS “neighbors” in other counties . Not surprisingly, those three districts are currently represented by three Republican/LDS individuals, none of whom reside in Salt Lake County.
Following the 2020 Census, the 2021 Utah Legislature — being 78% Republican and 89% LDS — hit “repeat,” except this time it “cracked” Salt Lake County into four congressional districts while ignoring the recommendations of the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission .
So far, the Utah League of Women Voters and Mormon Women for Ethical Government have declined to make this Republican/LDS “elephant in the room” the centerpiece of their pending lawsuit challenging this clear disenfranchisement of Salt Lake County’s voters. Were they to do so, their chance of success would likely increase substantially for, unlike political affiliation, religious affiliation is a suspect classification under U.S.
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