MILLCREEK, Utah (NewsNation) — A Utah city of 65,000 residents has become ground zero in the state’s yearslong battle over partisan redistricting, with all four of the state’s congressional districts carved into the small suburban community southeast of Salt Lake City.
Millcreek’s unusual division illustrates Utah’s ongoing struggle to implement voter-approved nonpartisan redistricting maps.
In 2018, Utah voters approved a ballot measure demanding nonpartisan congressional maps, but years later, those voter-mandated boundaries remain unimplemented.
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The city’s division means residents can cross different congressional districts simply by visiting nearby businesses.
Voters approved nonpartisan maps in 2018, still not implemented
A drive-in restaurant sits in Utah’s 4th Congressional District, while a 7-Eleven across the street falls in the 3rd District. A Starbucks on one corner occupies the 2nd District, and traveling a mile and a half east leads to the 1st District…