2023 Commissioner Redistricting

Map of Arapahoe County commissioner districts

On July 25, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a new map of commissioner district boundaries. This map will take effect in the 2024 election cycle and remain in effect for 10 years.

View a PDF of the adopted draft map

Changes from the County’s previous district boundaries include:

  • The eastern borders of Districts 2, 4 and 5 will shift eastward;
  • Roadways are now the primary dividers between Districts 2 and 3 (Smoky Hill Rd.) and Districts 4 and 5 (Jewell Ave.), reducing the split of individual neighborhoods into different districts;
  • The City of Glendale will move from District 5 to District 4; and
  • Communities in the southwestern rural areas of District 3, communities along the I-25 corridor, and communities within the area around Cherry Creek State Park will each be preserved inside single districts.

Watch recordings of public meetings

The Process

Redistricting is the process to redraw county commissioner district boundaries so they accurately reflect population changes in Colorado counties.

Under Colorado Revised Statute (30-10-306.7) boundaries for county commissioner districts must be redrawn every 10 years based on data from the most recent United States Census. 

Due to a nationwide delay in states receiving 2020 United States Census data, the Colorado State Legislature passed legislation to delay county commissioner redistricting until 2023, to allow time to analyze data and adequately prepare. The new districts will be effective in the 2024 election cycle. 

Timeline

  • In December 2022, the Board of County Commissioners created the Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee, appointing nine members and three alternate members listed below. 
  • The Advisory Committee worked from January to May with Arapahoe County staff to create four draft commissioner district maps. 
  • The Advisory Committee presented the draft maps at five public hearings in April, one in each commissioner district. 
  • After reviewing and considering public input, the Committee presented these drafts to the Board of County Commissioners in study session on June 12. The Commissioners voted unanimously to choose one final map from the four drafts presented and further evaluate its merits.
  • The Board of County Commissioners met to vote for a final district map. They voted unanimously to adopt one of the four draft maps created by the Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee.

Many safeguards apply to the process to ensure it is done in a fair, transparent manner. As they decided on a final map, the Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee and the Board of County Commissioners considered specific criteria, such as:

  • Population growth,
  • Preserving communities of interest, and
  • Maintaining political subdivisions such as towns and cities.

Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee Working Meetings 

All working meetings of the Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee were open meetings. Members of the public were able to attend and offer comment in person and virtually. Arapahoe County residents submitted comments about the redistricting process in person at these meetings, by phone during the meetings, or via a digital comment form accessible at any time. 

Public Engagement Hearings

The Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee held five hearings in April-one in each commissioner district-to present draft maps and absorb public input. These meetings were livestreamed on the Arapahoe County Facebook page. To view video recordings of the hearings, click the hyperlinks below.

View the PowerPoint presentation for these meetings:

Public Comment

Input from Arapahoe County residents was essential to this process. Residents could attend any working meeting of the Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee in person, or watch the meeting livestream. In person attendees at Public Engagement Hearings offered comments during meetings' public comment period and via the digital form.  

Draft Maps

The Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee created four draft maps to adjust district boundaries for population and satisfy statutory criteria. Some residents also submitted their own maps for consideration.

Comment Report

View a summary of comments submitted through the online comment form. 

Voter Statistics

Maintaining political competitiveness within districts is one criteria of the redistricting process. View a dashboard of voter statistics in Arapahoe County.

Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee

The advisory committee comprises three members each from the Democratic and Republican parties and three politically unaffiliated members. Three alternates were also appointed to replace any member who cannot complete the process.

Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee members:

  • Carolyn Boller, Democrat
  • Michael E. Dell’Orfano, Democrat
  • Karen Fisher, Republican
  • Carson Green, Unaffiliated
  • Diana Holland, Democrat (Vice Chair)
  • Debra Johnson, Unaffiliated
  • David Kerber, Unaffiliated
  • William McCartin, Republican (Chair)
  • Stephanie Piko, Republican

CRAC Alternate members:

  • Freda Miklin, Unaffiliated 
  • Caroline Penaloza, Republican
  • Mary Vobejda, Democrat
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