Redistricting

Redistricting is the process of redrawing the boundaries of election districts.  This occurs every 10 years following the federal census.  In 2022, Bloomington established its Council Member district boundaries and precinct boundaries as part of the redistricting process. 

As population grows and changes, it is important that district boundaries are distributed evenly, and that the population of each district is equally represented. The Bloomington City Charter requires that the population of the most populous City Council district be within 5 percent of the population of the least populous City Council district.

Please visit Minnesota Judicial Branch for more information. 

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Approved City Councilmember districts (March 21, 2022)

Approved precincts and polling places (March 21, 2022)

Approved precinct numbers and polling place list (March 21, 2022)

2021 Councilmember districts

2021 precincts and polling places

2022 Redistricting Timeline

• February 15: State legislative maps were issued.
• February 28: New legislative maps were introduced at City Council meeting.
• March 7: Proposed City Council district and precinct maps were presented at the City Council meeting; members of the public were encouraged to provide comment.
• March 21: Public hearing held for City Council consideration of a redistricting ordinance and polling place locations.
• March 29: Legal deadline to complete city redistricting.

The City must follow numerous legal requirements when redistricting its Council Member districts and precinct boundaries. In general, these are the requirements that must be followed:

• Precinct boundaries cannot cross legislative boundaries (i.e., congressional, senate and house districts).
• District boundaries cannot be drawn with either the purpose or effect of denying or abridging the voting rights of any United States citizen on account of race, ethnicity, or membership in a language minority group.
• Polling places must be located within or no more than 1 mile outside of the precinct boundaries.
• Polling places must be ADA accessible, have sufficient space and parking, and be free of alcohol and tobacco.
• The population of the most populous City Council district must be within 5 percent of the population of the least populous City Council district.  District boundaries must be formed by the centerlines of an east-west street and north-south street, and as those centerlines are extended. Street centerlines must be nearest to imaginary east-west and north-south lines which divide the population of the city into north-south and east-west halves.
• The centerline running east-west and dividing the population into a north and south half must be determined first and must be continuous. The centerlines dividing the population into east and west quarters must then be determined and need not be continuous.
• The districts are known as:
  •       District Number 1 is the southeast quadrant of the city, as determined herein.
  •       District Number 2 is the southwest quadrant of the city, as determined herein.
  •       District Number 3 is the northwest quadrant of the city, as determined herein.
  •       District Number 4 is the northeast quadrant of the city, as determined herein.

Registered voters will receive a postcard from Hennepin County notifying them of their polling location. 

Voters are encouraged to visit www.mnvotes.org to lookup their polling place location before heading to the polls.

The deadline for the City’s redistricting was March 29, 2022.  The new precinct boundaries went into effect for the August 9, 2022 Primary.