Overview

The City of Commerce City has recently completed an extensive process to redistrict the city’s four wards using data from the 2020 Census and resident input gathered throughout 2022 and 2023. City Council adopted the new ward boundaries at the April 3, 2023 meeting. These new ward boundaries will be in effect until the city conducts another redistricting process, most likely following the 2030 census.

Interactive Ward Boundary Map

View the interactive map of the new ward boundaries

City Council Townhalls

Every Wednesday during the month of June, residents are invited to public meetings led by the City Council member representing your ward. We encourage you to attend, ask questions and get to know your ward representative, along with at large members of the City Council who will likely be in attendance as well.

All meetings will be scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the following dates and locations:

Ward I with Councilmember Oscar Madera
Wednesday, June 7
Municipal Services Center, 8602 Rosemary St.

Ward II with Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Allen-Thomas
Wednesday, June 14
Eagle Pointe Recreation Center, 6060 Parkway Dr.

Ward III with Councilmember Renée M. Chacon
Wednesday, June 21
Bison Ridge Recreation Center, 13905 E. 112th Ave.

Ward IV with Councilmember Susan Noble
Wednesday, June 28
Southlawn Elementary School, 10075 Walden St.

Visit c3gov.com/Council for more information about the City Council and its members.

City Council Presentations and Actions

On February 6, 2023, City staff presented City Council and the public with the five draft redistricting plans during a public hearing. 

View each plan: Plan 1 | Plan 2 | Plan 3 | Plan 4 | Plan 5

On March 6, 2023, City staff returned to City Council to present two final options.

*Final Option A
Final Option B

*City Council selected Option A. 

To learn more about the presentation visit the Agenda Item or watch the Council Meeting at c3gov.com/Video

On April 3, 2023, City Council approved Final Option A as the new ward boundaries.

Additional ward town halls will be hosted with ward councilmembers in early-mid 2023 ahead of the 2023 municipal election.

You can read more about the redistricting process and the criteria for redistricting below.

Redistricting News

• 11/1/2022: Commerce City featured in LCC Law Community Spotlight for transparency and public engagement 
• 3/22/2022: Complete our governance survey to provide input on the makeup of City Council
• 1/6/2022: Commerce City begins redistricting process following the 2020 Census

Redistricting Community Information Session

City staff hosted a series of public information sessions and mapping drives to provide an overview of these processes and answer questions from the public.

• January 19, 2022 – 6 p.m.
• February 2, 2022 – 6 p.m. 
• February 12, 2022 – Noon
• March 2, 2022 – 6 p.m. – Eagle Pointe Recreation Center
• March 16, 2022 – 6 p.m. – Bison Ridge Recreation Center

Watch the recorded Redistricting Community Information Session:

A Spanish version will be available soon. 

Resources

• 2022-2023 Redistricting Plan | en español
• Submit your Community of Interest map here or click the map image 
• View all submitted maps here
• Commerce City Charter

The survey results will help City Council determine which council composition change to consider putting before voters in November 2022 at a special election. If passed by voters, the council composition change would be codified and take effect for the November 2023 regular municipal election and onward.

The governance survey will be distributed to residents in the mail by the end of March 2022.

Redistricting

Every ten years, Congress conducts the U.S. census, which counts every person living in the United States to determine representation in Congress (U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 2). Once the federal government has conducted the census, states use the data collected to add or remove U.S. Congressional districts. District boundaries may be redrawn to satisfy constitutional requirements, such as equal populations among districts and racial equality, to avoid diluting the voting power between districts or among minority groups.

Once states have redrawn their U.S. Congressional districts, then states, counties, and local governments redraw their respective districts or wards to meet the same constitutional doctrines, state statutes, and/or municipal charter requirements.

It is generally recommended that municipalities, other local governments, and special districts wait until all other governmental entities above them have redrawn their districts before they begin redrawing theirs. As such, Commerce City is starting our redistricting process in early 2022. Per the Commerce City Charter, new ward boundaries must be approved by City Council no later than 180 days before the regular municipal election. The City Council's last day to approve new ward boundaries is Thursday, May 11, 2023.

When governmental entities redraw their district or ward boundaries, there are several requirements and considerations. In addition to those mentioned earlier, equal populations and racial equality, other requirements and considerations exist, such as the district's compactness, contiguity, preservation of boundaries (less applicable to municipalities and local governments), and preservation of communities of interest.  

Representatable.org is a community engagement tool for residents to use during the redistricting process. Community members may submit their community of interest maps with an easy-to-use website that provides English and Spanish translations.

Community members start by visiting the portal and learning about redistricting and its importance. Name and address information is required to ensure participation includes Commerce City residents. The portal defines a community of interest and provides an example of what a community of interest could look like. The portal will then ask for information on what defines the community of interest, such as community activities and services, cultural, historical, economic, environmental interests, and community needs and concerns.

Finally, participants are encouraged to draw their own map by selecting census block groups or individual census blocks themselves. Once they've submitted their map, they'll be taken to a confirmation screen to view and share their map, download a copy and view nearby community maps.