WASHINGTON — Despite initial complaints that a newly proposed congressional map in Utah gives an unfair advantage to Republicans, national Democrats are bullish about their chances to flip a U.S. House seat in next year’s midterm elections.

The Utah legislature approved a new version of its congressional map on Monday, altering the state’s boundaries for its four federal congressional districts. The map would solidify two of the seats — Districts 1 and Districts 4, which encompass northern Utah and southwestern Utah, respectively — as solidly Republican.

But it would make Districts 2 and 3 much more competitive, with some analyses putting them at R+11 and R+6, respectively.

Despite being approved by the legislature on Monday, the map still faces a number of obstacles before it can b

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