City of Tacoma GISThe Tacoma City Council is comprised of the Mayor and eight Council Members. Five of the Council Members are elected from each of the city's five councilmanic districts. The Mayor and three additional Council Members are elected to city-wide, or at-large, positions. Federal law PL94-171 requires cities, counties, and states to reassess voting districts to account for population shifts every 10 years following the US Census. This process ensures effective and fair citizen representation. The 2022 councilmanic boundary reassessed the voting districts approved in 2012. As a result, the new councilmanic boundary was adopted in 2022. The 2022 councilmanic boundary ensures an equal number of Tacoma residents across its five districts to ensure equal representation by the City Council, using data from the 2020 census. The modeling required careful balancing of population numbers with other key factors such as physical boundaries, traffic arterials and parks, community hubs, business centers, and natural boundaries such as waterways and hills. The 2022 Councilmanic boundary maintains existing communities' continuity wherever possible. It minimizes shifting people into different districts to keep communities intact. As a part of this process, it was important to carefully consider communities that share common social or economic interests that should be included within a single district for effective representation. More information: https://www.cityoftacoma.org/government/city_councilArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/d9d5866a046c4e31be5f003c25ce3988_0engTacoma Open DataPublicCity Council Districts (Tacoma) [Washington (State)--Tacoma]Web servicesWashington (State)--TacomaWashington (State)Last Modified: 2026-01-08