Democrats seek opportunity to take control of Salt Lake County Council

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I'm actually quite shocked there's even a Republican majority currently to begin with, but yeah they have a 6-3 one.

You underestimate 1) how R Salt Lake County was until very recently, and 2) how fast it is moving left.

This. While Salt Lake City itself has been increasingly liberal for a long time, that hasn't drifted out into the suburbs outside of South Salt Lake until recent years.