New: Prop 4 Poll Reveals Utah Voters Are Crystal Clear: Keep Your Hands Off Prop 4

Voters Are United on Fair Maps. The Repeal Campaign Is Not.

Newsflash!! Utah voters still like fair maps! Like a lot! Across parties! Across the state! Despite how much the Legislature, Utah GOP, Trump, Scott Presler, and Mike Lee want you to believe.

A new poll from Embold Research shows 64% of Utah voters support Proposition 4, the 2018 anti-gerrymandering initiative that created neutral criteria for redistricting and banned partisan map manipulation. That includes 88% of Democrats, 74% of independents, and here’s the kicker: 55% of registered Republicans.

Even more striking: 57% of voters disapprove of the Legislature repealing Prop 4, including 47% of Republicans.

Meanwhile, the Prop 4 repeal campaign is struggling real hard. Signature gathering slowed and has now even started going backwards in multiple Senate districts as people removed their names. Even a Trump endorsement, more than $4 million, and professional signature-gathering help couldn’t fix the basic problem: they’re trying to sell Utahns something they don’t want to buy.

If you’re a data nerd like us and wondering about how the poll was conducted, what exactly voters were asked, and what it means for the repeal movement, congratulations, you are exactly who this post is for. Welcome to the party, you nerds.