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# The Prop. 4 repeal effort gets a bump from Trump, but the math is still brutal
- URL: https://utahpolitics.news/the-prop-4-repeal-effort-gets-a-bump-from-trump-but-the-math-is-still-brutal/
- Published: 2026-01-29T20:53:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-30T18:07:35.000Z
- Author: Bryan Schott
- Tags: Redistricting, Legislature, Republican Party, Donald Trump

President Donald Trump’s endorsement looks to be giving Utah’s Prop. 4 repeal effort a much-needed jolt. The campaign logged its strongest single-day haul on Thursday with 2,729 verified signatures, the third straight day of growth and up more than 9% from the prior day. Senate District 29 is now just 22 signatures away from becoming the second qualified district.

Trump endorsed the Republican-led push to put a repeal of the state’s anti-gerrymandering law on November’s ballot, posting on Truth Social on Friday urging Utahns to “sign this initiative ASAP.”

Over the last three days, the campaign averaged 2,314 new verified signatures—just 6% shy of the pace needed to reach the statewide requirement of 140,748\. In total, they’re at 64,379 verified signatures, or 45.7% of the statewide goal.

To qualify for November, organizers need to not only keep this pace but accelerate it.

Despite the uptick, even if they hit 140,748, they still face a geographic hurdle—collecting signatures equal to 8% of voters in 26 of Utah’s 29 Senate districts. At the current pace, they’re projected to fall 17 districts short.

Who’s signing the petitions? Mostly Republicans. Using [voter data provided by L2](https://www.l2-data.com/?ref=utahpolitics.news), Utah Political Watch matched more than 85% of petition signers to the statewide voter file.

- Two out of every three signers (67%) are registered Republicans.
- Just under 20% are unaffiliated.
- 7.5% are registered Democrats.

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