Why map your community?

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Mapping your community and identifying its shared interests allows public officials to take your community’s concerns into account during redistricing.

What is
redistricting?

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Every ten years, the United States draws new voting districts. District lines decide who votes for which representatives in local, state, and federal elections.

What is gerrymandering?

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Politicians have been splitting up or packing together communities into voting districts that silence their voices. Mapping your community of interest helps fight gerrymandering.

What is a Community of Interest?

A Community of Interest is a geographic area that shares cultural, historical, or economic interests.

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Your neighborhood
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People you want to choose representatives with
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A local group connected by an interest
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Redistricting in your state:

Redistricting News

Every 10 years, the District of Columbia redraws wards to account for population shifts. This will occur in 2021.

How Representable.org Can Help

Representable will help you tell the City Council about your Community and visualize a map of its boundaries. Then, the City Council can fairly consider your Community when it draws new ward lines.

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See community maps drawn in District of Columbia