Not that I expect Democrats to win them anytime soon, but is it odd or just expected that all of Utah's congressional districts, outside the 4th with Salt Lake City, are ironically shifting bluer than the 4th itself? This is at least according to Cook anyways and they are all R +10. That's within striking distance for a statewide candidate, or even a potential longshot upset.
Not that I expect Democrats to win them anytime soon, but is it odd or just expected that all of Utah's congressional districts, outside the 4th with Salt Lake City, are ironically shifting bluer than the 4th itself? This is at least according to Cook anyways and they are all R +10. That's within striking distance for a statewide candidate, or even a potential longshot upset.
Looking at the district, UT-04 is only partially in SLC. A lot of the district is in ruby red areas outside the city. Using the precincts specifically it also looks like the part of SLC's urban area in the district is the only red/reddish part of SLC. The city area is split across all four districts. The other three presumably have territory that is more amenable to us and thus why they're trending towards slightly less impossibly red.
Not that I expect Democrats to win them anytime soon, but is it odd or just expected that all of Utah's congressional districts, outside the 4th with Salt Lake City, are ironically shifting bluer than the 4th itself? This is at least according to Cook anyways and they are all R +10. That's within striking distance for a statewide candidate, or even a potential longshot upset.
Looking at the district, UT-04 is only partially in SLC. A lot of the district is in ruby red areas outside the city. Using the precincts specifically it also looks like the part of SLC's urban area in the district is the only red/reddish part of SLC. The city area is split across all four districts. The other three presumably have territory that is more amenable to us and thus why they're trending towards slightly less impossibly red.