2020 Census Redistricting

After each decennial Census is completed, state and local governments must adjust their electoral districts to adapt to the results of the Census count.

California is one of several states that has an independent redistricting body - the California Citizens Redistricting Commission - responsible for determining congressional districts, state legislative districts and board of Equalization districts.

At the local level, the county is adjusting the Supervisorial districts, SMUD is shifting its Ward boundaries, and other local governments with by-district representation (like cities and school districts such as the San Juan Unified School District) are making similar modifications. Citizens are encouraged to participate in the redistricting process. That's appropriate considering we will be stuck with the new district boundaries for 10 years. Check out the pages herein for information on each redistricting process.

The image shows the final redistricting map for Sacramento County in 2021, highlighting various districts and features.

December 31, 2021

2020 Redistricting Results - County Supervisorial Districts

On Dec. 7th, 2021, the Board of Supervisors adopted new Supervisorial District boundaries based on the 2020 Census. Arden Arcade is still in Supevisorial District 3, along with other nearby unincorporated communities. The new District 3 no longer includes Campus Commons and a few other neighborhoods within the City of Sacramento or a bit of unincorporated North Highlands. Also, for some mysterious…

The image shows a map of Sacramento, California, highlighting congressional districts and surrounding areas.

December 27, 2021

Redistricting Results - Congress, State Senate, State Assembly

The state's Redistricting Commission has issued final maps for the House of Representatives and the two houses of the state legislature. These maps will be applied for the 2022 elections and run until after the 2030 Census. How Arden Arcade wound up is a matter of some head scratching. Here's our take:

The image shows a map of Sacramento, California, highlighting various neighborhoods and areas within the city.

December 10, 2021

Comments sent by Monday 12/13 can help the redistricting process

The redistricting process is messed up and threatens our representation in the state Legislature. On the Assembly side, the Redistricting Commission seems to think our unincorporated nowhere land is destined to be part of the City of Sacramento, so they have arranged for us to have our voices be totally drowned out by the City of Sacramento. On the Senate side, they apparently believe our old WWII…

The image shows a map of Arden-Arcade, CA, highlighting surrounding areas like Roseville, Citrus Heights, and Folsom.

Redistricting of state government districts

The 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission is in the midst of defining new state-level electoral districts. It's a tricky process because California, despite adding a lot more people, did not add people as rapidly as some other states. As a result, California is losing a seat in the House of Representatives. And that's forcing a game of musical chairs for the remaining congressional…

Map of Sacramento County showing 2021 redistricting with labeled districts and features like cities, towns, and waterways.

County Supervisor redistricting

The Board of Supervisors of Sacramento County are redrawing their supervisorial district lines based on the 2020 Census. All residents of Sacramento County may therefore wind up represented differently on the Board of Supervisors. For all residents, that bears on which Supervisor handles countywide functions (like public health services, welfare services or the court system) for them. For those of…

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SMUD 2020 Census redistricting

SMUD has seven districts, called Wards. The SMUD Board is proposing some relatively minor tinkering with some of their Wards. No big deal, right? Or is it? You see, Arden Arcade has 3 SMUD Board members. You would be wrong if you think that give us some clout. You see, SMUD Ward 5 is mostly a City of Sacramento Ward, with a forgettable little sliver of Arden Arcade between Ethan and Howe. West…