The 17-member Philadelphia City Council has a major role in the everyday lives of city residents. With Council districts being redrawn, now is the time to ensure residents can engage directly in the map-making process.
As the legislative branch of local government, Philadelphia City Council consists of ten members who represent individual districts and seven at-large members who represent the entire city.
What Council Does
How it Impacts Philadelphians
With the release of U.S. Census data on August 12, 2021, Philadelphia City Council has six months to redraw the boundaries for its ten district seats. According to the Census, the population of Philadelphia is now a little over 1.6 million, meaning that there should be roughly 160,000 residents per district. But population equality isn't the only important factor. Many communities are well served by being kept whole within a district, having one elected official to represent them and attend to local issues.
Especially because redistricting has been rife with political abuse in the past, leading to crooked boundaries that fracture communities, it is essential that residents across the city can engage directly in the map-making process and City Council members to ensure public and community factors are prioritized in the next Council map. For more, see this toolkit of resources on City Council redistricting.
City Council introduced a mapping bill (Bill No. 220003) on Thur, Jan. 20 that will be used for elections in 2023, 2027 and 2031. Use this online version of the proposed map to see how it may affect your area or part of the city. There are several overarching concerns:
A public outreach and engagement campaign from September to December 2021 culiminated in a Preliminary Report on Public Input and Priorities that included summary findings from 12 redistricting workshops, 12 community input meetings, and 150+ submissions to an online survey. Find resources from this campaign and anonymized survey responses in this folder. Recordings from the community meetings are below.
General Area and Boundaries
Logan, Olney (Districts 8, 9)
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General Area and Boundaries
West Philly (Districts 3, 4)
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General Area and Boundaries
Allegheny West, Hunting Park, Nicetown, Tioga (Districts 4, 5, 7, 8)
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General Area and Boundaries
Kensington, Port Richmond (Districts 1, 6, 7)
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General Area and Boundaries
Near Northeast (Districts 6, 7, 9)
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General Area and Boundaries
Southwest (Districts 2, 3)
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General Area and Boundaries
Fishtown, Northern Liberties (Districts 1, 5)
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General Area and Boundaries
Eastern North (Districts 5, 7)
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General Area and Boundaries
Northwest (Districts 4, 8, 9)
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General Area and Boundaries
South Philly (Districts 1, 2)
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General Area and Boundaries
Center City (Districts 1, 2, 5)
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General Area and Boundaries
Far Northeast (Districts 6, 10)
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