Every ten years, the United States census counts each person in the country. The Census Bureau uses this information to assign seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to each state. This is known as “reapportionment.” Since Florida’s population increased, we gained a seat in the House of Representatives, growing from 27 to 28 seats. Legislators must draw new district lines to add the new seat to Florida’s map of congressional districts.

Elected officials must also make sure that population is evenly distributed across all the districts. Since millions of people have moved, died, or been born since the last census, district lines for federal, state, and local offices must be redrawn so that each district includes the same number of people. This ensures that every voter has the same amount of power when casting their ballot.

Once redistricting and reprecincting is complete, we will mail new voter information cards. The card lists your districts, your precinct, and the address of your Election Day polling place. We will mail these cards out in the summer of 2022.

You can check your current districts, precinct, and Election Day polling place by using the Voter Information Lookup.

Redistricting is a lengthy process. View the timeline below for a summary of key dates. Note that this timeline is tentative and subject to change depending on litigation or other factors.

• April 26, 2021: U.S. Census Bureau releases apportionment data to states.
• August 12, 2021: U.S. Census Bureau releases redistricting data to states.
• October 2021: Leon County working group develops proposed redistricting map for county commission seats.
• December 14, 2021: Leon County adopts new maps for county commission districts.
• January 11 - March 11, 2022: Florida legislature meets in session. New district maps for U.S. House of Representatives, Florida Senate, and Florida House will be approved during this session.
• Spring 2022: Supervisor of Elections Office draws new precinct maps.
• June 13 – June 17, 2022: Candidates qualify to run for office using new district maps.
• Summer 2022: Supervisor of Elections Office mails new voter information cards to all voters in Leon County.
• August 23, 2022: Primary Election using new district maps and Election Day polling places.
• November 8, 2022: General Election using new district maps and Election Day polling places.

You can view information about the 2020 U.S. Census from the United States Census Bureau website.

You can learn more about U.S. House, Florida Senate, and Florida House redistricting by visiting the Florida Legislature’s Redistricting website.

You can learn more about Leon County Commission redistricting by visiting the Leon County Redistricting website.

You can learn more about Leon County School Board redistricting by contacting the Leon County School Board.

You can view current district maps on our Maps page.

• US Constitution
  • Article I, Section 2, U.S. Constitution - Mandates that apportionment of representatives among the states must be conducted every 10 years. Also empowers congress to conduct the census.
• Federal Law
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965 – Prohibits voting practices and procedures, including redistricting, which discriminate based on race, color, or membership in a language minority group.
• Florida Constitution
  • Article III, Section 16 - Requires the Florida Legislature to divide the state into 30 to 40 contiguous senatorial districts and 80 to 120 contiguous house districts.
  • Article III, Sections 20 & 21 - Prohibits line-drawing that intentionally favors or disfavors a political party or an incumbent.
  • Article VIII, Section 1(e) – Sets the size of county commissions at five or seven members and requires redistricting after each census. Districts must be of contiguous territory and nearly equal population.
  • Article IX, Section 4(a) – Creates school boards and districts.
• Florida Statutes
  • Section 11.031 – Requires that Florida Legislature exclusively use data from the U.S. Census Bureau to redraw districts.
  • Section 124.01 – Sets standards for county commissioner districts.
  • Section 1001.36 – Sets standards for school board districts.