Please note the final deadline to submit communities of interest for Supervisor consideration at the final hearing on December 7 was November 22, 2021. This page will remain live for archiving purposes.

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Every ten years, local governments use new census data to redraw their district lines to reflect how local populations have changed. This process, called redistricting, is important in ensuring that each Council Member represents about the same number of constituents. Redistricting is done using U.S. Census data, which was released late September 2021.

Your input is needed to redraw voting districts for the Board of Supervisors, and one way you can participate is by assisting the County in developing a list of “communities of interest” (COI) that can be utilized in the process to redraw district lines.

What do the existing council districts look like?

You can find a map of the City’s current council districts here.

What is a Community of Interest (COI)?

A Community of Interest is a group of people that: share common social or economic interests, live in a geographically definable area, and should be included within a single district for purposes of effective and fair representation in future elections.

There are some communities of interest that are considered “protected classes” in that they have rights through state or federal civil rights or voting rights laws. Some examples of protected classes in districting would be ethnic and racial minorities such as a concentration of Latinx, Asian, or African American people.

There are other potential COI that can also be considered in redistricting, such as: senior citizens, college students, people who live in a particular neighborhood, or even people who share concerns such as parents with young children, bicycle enthusiasts, topic interest groups, etc.

COI does not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.

What You Can Do to Participate in the Process

1. Provide your comments on your community of interest by completing the online COI worksheet below.

2. Attend one of the County’s Public Hearings. Find the schedule here.

Are you a resident of Kings County?