City of Richmond
Redistricting Draft Maps
February 1, 2022 Shalice Tilton, Senior Consultant
National Demographics Corporation
2 Redistricting Process
2 Step Description
First Pre-Draft Hearing
July 6, 2021
• Held prior to release of draft maps.
• Educate and solicit input on the communities in the Districts.
Second Pre-Draft Hearing
September 14, 2021
• Held prior to release of draft maps.
• Educate and solicit input on the communities in the Districts.
Public Workshop
August 25, 2021: 2 & 6 p.m.
• Public workshops held to review redistricting process and introduction to mapping tools.
Public Workshop
December 6, 2021
• Public workshops held to review redistricting process and introduction to mapping tools.
First Draft Map Hearing
January 18, 2022
• Public Hearings to discuss, revise the draft maps; discuss the election sequence.
Second Draft Map Hearing
February 1, 2022
• Public Hearings to discuss the draft maps; discuss the election sequence; select a map
Map Adoption
By April 17, 2022
• Final map must be posted at least 7 days prior to adoption. 3 Equal Population
Federal Voting Rights Act
No Racial Gerrymandering
Minimize voters shifted to
different election years
Respect voters’ choices /
continuity in office
Future population growth
Preserving the core of
existing districts
Federal Laws California Criteria
for Cities
1. Geographically contiguous
2. Undivided neighborhoods and
“communities of interest”
(Socio-economic geographic areas
that should be kept together)
3. Easily identifiable boundaries
4. Compact
(Do not bypass one group of people
to get to a more distant group of
people)
Prohibited:
“Shall not favor or discriminate against a
political party.”
Other Traditional
Redistricting Principles
3 Redistricting Rules and Goals
4 Demographic Summary of Existing Districts
Using official 2020 prisoner-adjusted Census population.
Each of the six Council districts must contain about 19,465 people. There should be no greater than a 10% deviation between the greatest populated district and the least populated district.
The existing districts have a 14.66% overall deviation.
5 Draft Maps Summary
Note: On 1/31/2022, the map submitter of Map 102b requested that map be withdrawn and replaced with Maps 102c, 102d, and 102d.
6 Not Population Balanced or Not Contiguous
7 Deviation: 10.40%
Not contiguous
Pairs two in D2
Pairs two in D3
Pop Deferred: 849
Number # Districts Contiguous Pop Bal Deviation Max CVAP Latino
Max CVAP
NH White
Max CVAP
NH Black
Max CVAP
NH AAPI Pairs
104 6 N* N* 10.40% 53.09% 32.44% 42.96% 27.00% D2 2; D3 3 8 Deviation: 9.68%
Not contiguous
Pairs two in D2
Pairs three in D3
Pop Deferred: 781
Number # Districts Contiguous Pop Bal Deviation Max CVAP Latino
Max CVAP
NH White
Max CVAP
NH Black
Max CVAP
NH AAPI Pairs
105 6 N* Y 9.68% 53.09% 32.62% 42.90% 26.71% D2 2; D3 3 9 Deviation: 9.66%
Pairs two in D5
Pairs two in D6
Pop Deferred: 13,339
Number # Districts Contiguous Pop Bal Deviation Max CVAP Latino
Max CVAP
NH White
Max CVAP
NH Black
Max CVAP
NH AAPI Pairs
102b 6 Y Y 9.66% 42.29% 42.65% 54.03% 26.86% D5 2; D6 2 10 Deviation: 7.44%
Pairs three in D5
Pop Deferred: 11,958
Map Contig Pop
Bal Deviation
Max
CVAP
Latino
Max
CVAP
NH White
Max
CVAP
NH Black
Max
CVAP
NH AAPI
Pop
Deferred
to 2024
Voters
Deferred
to 2024
Pairs
102c Y Y 7.44% 52.92% 46.16% 53.78% 26.10% 11,958 D5 3
11 Deviation: 5.31%
Pairs three in D5
Pop Deferred: 12,449
Map Contig Pop
Bal Deviation
Max
CVAP
Latino
Max
CVAP
NH White
Max
CVAP
NH Black
Max
CVAP
NH AAPI
Pop
Deferred
to 2024
Voters
Deferred
to 2024
Pairs
102d Y Y 5.31% 52.92% 46.16% 54.07% 26.10% 12,449 D5 3
12 Deviation: 16.07%
Pairs three in D5
Pop Deferred: 12,449
Map Contig Pop
Bal Deviation
Max
CVAP
Latino
Max
CVAP
NH White
Max
CVAP
NH Black
Max
CVAP
NH AAPI
Pop
Deferred
to 2024
Voters
Deferred
to 2024
Pairs
102e Y Y 16.07% 52.92% 46.16% 54.07% 27.34% 12,449 D4 2; D5 3 13 Deviation: 9.85%
Pairs three in D4
Pop Deferred: 18,948
Number # Districts Contiguous Pop Bal Deviation Max CVAP Latino
Max CVAP
NH White
Max CVAP
NH Black
Max CVAP
NH AAPI Pairs
106b 6 Y Y 9.85% 46.49% 45.34% 49.28% 26.52% D4 3
14 Deviation: 7.37%
Pairs two in D5
Pairs two in D6
Pop Deferred: None
Number # Districts Contiguous Pop Bal Deviation Max CVAP Latino
Max CVAP
NH White
Max CVAP
NH Black
Max CVAP
NH AAPI Pairs
201 6 Y Y 7.37% 52.61% 33.27% 43.47% 27.61% D5 2; D6 2
15 Deviation: 8.58%
Pairs two in D5
Pairs two in D6
Pop Deferred: None
Number # Districts Contiguous Pop Bal Deviation Max CVAP Latino
Max CVAP
NH White
Max CVAP
NH Black
Max CVAP
NH AAPI Pairs
202 6 Y Y 8.58% 52.61% 33.27% 43.47% 27.07% D5 2; D6 2
16 Deviation: 6.41%
Pairs two in D5
Pop Deferred: 15,591
Number # Districts Contiguous Pop Bal Deviation Max CVAP Latino
Max CVAP
NH White
Max CVAP
NH Black
Max CVAP
NH AAPI Pairs
203 6 Y Y 6.41% 52.61% 45.95% 50.05% 26.86% D5 2
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Date
18 View Draft Maps and Demographic Summaries at
http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/3849/District-Elections
19 Proposed Sequencing
19 Election Year 2022: Districts 2, 3, 4
Election Year 2024: Districts 1, 5, 6
After preferred map is identified, it is recommended the City Council review and, if needed, adjust the district number assignments.
20 Public Hearing & Discussion
20 Which map do you
prefer for adoption?
Election Year 2022:
Districts 2, 3, 4
Election Year 2024:
Districts 1, 5, 6
Any revisions to
district number
assignments?
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