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A new report looking at mean centers of population and employment in Utah's economic regions revealed the Greater Salt Lake region as the cultural, economic and political heart of the state.
Utah’s increasing population has led to some growing pains, including a housing shortage, but it may also mean a little more 'clout' in Congress.
As Utah's independent redistricting commission gathers feedback regarding the state's voting maps, its leaders listened to how a handful of residents designed their own maps.
Utah’s political maps will change dramatically in when redistricting is done, largely because of a boom in growth in Southwestern Salt Lake County and Northern Utah County. At the same time as ...
The Beehive State’s population grew by 1.2%, which is the tenth-highest growth by state, according to the report. Nearly 3.4 million people call Utah home, compared to 3.3 million in 2020.
Utah lawmakers are preparing for the once-a-decade process of redrawing Utah's political maps. Disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic means they'll have weeks instead of months to finish the job.
Over the past year, partisan gerrymandering during Utah’s redistricting process has resulted in protests at the state capitol and legal challenges by voting rights groups. The League of Women Voters ...
The Utah State Legislature's Redistricting Committee voted to accept a series of maps for political boundaries for congress, legislature and state school board.
The Latino population motored Utah's growth between 2023 and 2024, paralleling the trend across the country, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
The Utah Independent Redistricting Commission has presented its proposed redistricting maps to state lawmakers after spending months crunching U. S. Census data, seeking feedback, and holding ...
Utah’s population swelled by an estimated 52,820 people - equivalent to adding a city the size of Herriman - during the fiscal year that ended July 1, 2020, as a yearslong economic boom ended ...
Dugway is a Census-designated place in Tooele County, Utah, with a population of 459. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 65.60% of residents identify as white, 6. ...