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The proposed mid-decade redraw of UT-02 would have made the seat one that Trump won by just shy of 7 points. The proposed district contained all of Tooele County, and part of Salt Lake. While this district seemed like favorable ground for Democrats for 2026, the map was ultimately ruled illegal, and they were drawn a safe district

The proposed UT-03 would have contained all or portions of the state's bluest counties, but Salt Lake County was split up in a such a way that the district would have been won by Trump by over 2 points. Democrats would be favored to win this seat during a Trump midterm, and could very have held it through the remainder of the decade, but the map was ruled illegal, and Democrats were packed into a safe seat in Salt Lake County

Cache County sits to the north of the Great Salt Lake, and is home to the city of Logan. Trump won the county in 2024 by over 35 points. While the county has shifted leftwards in the Trump era, Harris was only able to win a handful of precincts in and around the Logan proper. Much of the county is uninhabited land, be it due to parks and protected land, or other less-than-ideal terrain for human settlement

Grand County is the least Mormon County in Utah, and has become a reliably Democratic County in recent years as the state has shifted leftwards. Harris won it by just under 10 points, with her victory here coming from the communities of Moab and Castle Valley. The county is home to Arches National Park, which is a major draw for outdoorsy-type liberal voters

Summit County has been Utah's most reliably Democratic County in recent years, due to its scenery attracting richer tourists from Salt Lake City. Harris won it by 15 points, with most of her votes coming from the Park City area, and most of Trump's coming from the more sparsely-populated east

Wasatch County sits to the southeast of Salt Lake City, and is among the state's comparatively bluer counties. Wasatch is also adjacent to (and contains a sliver of) Park City, which helps to explain the partisan lean. Still, Trump won the county by almost 28 points in 2024, with Harris only snagging a handful of precincts in the far northwest along the Park City and Salt Lake County borders

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