| Existing City Wards (adopted in 1993) | 2010 Census Block Population Map |
Below are the Ward Plan maps considered by various City committees, and the City Council, for ward redistricting, in reverse chronological order beginning in August 27, 2012.
Redistricting Plan Map Selected by the City Council for the March 2014 Ballot at its January 27, 2014 Meeting:
| Plan | Total Councilors | Councilors per Ward | Overall Deviation |
| 8 Wards - 4 Districts - 12 Councilors Version 3 | 12 | Wards: Each with 1 Districts: Each with 1 |
Wards: 8.8% Districts: 8.5% |
Redistricting Plan Map Selected by the City Council for the March 2014 Ballot at its December 16, 2013 Meeting:
| Plan | Total Councilors | Councilors per Ward | Overall Deviation |
| 8 Wards - 4 Districts - 12 Councilors Version 1 | 12 | Wards: Each with 1 Districts: Each with 1 |
Wards: 8.8% Districts: 6.2% |
Redistricting Plan Map Referred to the City Council by the Charter Change Committee at its November 20, 2013 Meeting:
| Plan | Total Councilors | Councilors per Ward | Overall Deviation |
| 8 Wards - 4 Districts - 12 Councilors Version 3 | 12 | Wards: Each with 1 Districts: Each with 1 |
Wards: 8.8% Districts: 8.5% |
Redistricting Plan Maps Considered by the Charter Change Committee:
| Plan | Total Councilors | Councilors per Ward | Overall Deviation |
| 8 Wards - 4 Districts - 12 Councilors Version 1
24x36 PDF (detailed) | 8.5x11 PDF Plan referred by City Council 9/23/13 |
12 | Wards: Each with 1 Districts: Each with 1 |
Wards: 8.8% Districts: 6.2% |
| 8 Wards - 4 Districts - 12 Councilors Version 2 | 12 | Wards: Each with 1 Districts: Each with 1 |
Wards: 7.1% Districts: 6.9% |
| 8 Wards - 4 Districts - 12 Councilors Version 3
24x36 PDF (detailed) | 8.5x11 PDF Plan referred to City Council for Charter Amendment 11/20/13 |
12 | Wards: Each with 1 Districts: Each with 1 |
Wards: 8.8% Districts: 8.5% |
| 8 Wards - 4 Districts - 12 Councilors Version 4 | 12 | Wards: Each with 1 Districts: Each with 1 |
Wards: 8.8% Districts: 8.6% |
Redistricting Plan Map Referred to the Charter Change Committee by the City Council at its September 23, 2013 Meeting:
| Plan | Total Councilors | Councilors per Ward | Overall Deviation |
| 8 Wards - 4 Precincts - 12 Councilors Version 1 | 12 | Wards: Each with 1 Precincts: Each with 1 |
Wards: 8.8% Precincts: 6.2% |
Redistricting Plan Maps Considered the City Council by the Redistricting Committee at its September 23, 2013 Meeting:
| Plan | Total Councilors | Councilors per Ward | Overall Deviation |
| 4 Wards - 12 Councilors* | 12 | Each with 3 | 7.3% |
| 4 Wards - 8 Precincts - 12 Councilors | 12 | Wards: Each with 1 Precincts: Each with 1 |
Wards: 6.2% Precincts: 8.8% |
| 6 Wards - 13 Councilors* | 13 | One Ward with 3; Others 2 | 6.6% |
| 7 Wards - 13 Councilors | 13 | One Ward with 1; Others 2 | 7.9% |
| 7 Wards - 14 Councilors | 14 | Each with 2 | 8.8% |
| 8 Wards - 16 Councilors* | 16 | Each with 2 | 8.8% |
* Plan referred to the City Council by the Redistricting Committee
Redistricting Plan Maps Referred to the City Council by the Redistricting Committee at its June 4, 2013 Meeting:
| Plan | Total Councilors | Councilors per Ward | Overall Deviation |
| 4 Wards - 12 Councilors | 12 | Each with 3 | 7.3% |
| 6 Wards - 13 Councilors | 13 | One Ward with 3; Others 2 | 6.6% |
| 8 Wards - 16 Councilors | 16 | Each with 2 | 8.8% |
The expanded Redistricting Committee, chaired by a professional facilitator, Cindy Cook, began meeting on April 8, 2013.
Redistricting Plan Maps Under Discussion by the Redistricting Committee at its May 29, 2013 Meeting:
| Plan | Total Councilors | Councilors per Ward | Overall Deviation |
| 6 Wards - 13 Councilors | 13 | One Ward with 3; Others 2 | 6.6% |
| 7 Wards - 13 Councilors | 13 | One Ward with 1; Others 2 | 8.7% |
| 8 Wards - 12 Councilors | 12 | Each Ward with 1; Each Precinct with 1 | 9.6% |
| 8 Wards - 16 Councilors | 16 | Each Ward with 2 | 9.6% |
Summary of Committee Comments: | Plan Assessment Matrix |
Redistricting Plan Maps Considered by the Redistricting Committee, August 27, 2012 - January 8, 2013:
At its January 8, 2013, meeting, the Redistricting Committee voted to incorporate more public participation in the process by adding two members from each seven Neighborhood Planning Assemblies to the committee.
| Plan | Total Councilors | Councilors per Ward | Overall Deviation | Notes |
| 3 Wards Version 1 |
12 | 4 | 0.6% | |
| 4 Wards Version 1 |
12 | 3 | 0.6% | |
| 4 Wards Version 2 |
12 | 3 | 0.8% | |
| 4 Wards Version 3 |
12 | 3 | 5.2% | Recommended to City Council by Redistricting Committee on 12/11/2012 |
| 5 Wards Version 1 |
10 | 2 | 4.2% | |
| 5 Wards Version 2 |
10 | 2 | 1.2% | |
| 5 Wards Version 3 |
10 | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 6 Wards Version 1 |
12 | 2 | 1.0% | |
| 6 Wards Version 2 |
12 | 2 | 1.3% | |
| 6 Wards Version 3 |
10 | 2 Wards with 1; Others 2 | 12.1% | State House districts adapted so in elections there is one State ballot per Ward. |
| 7 Wards Version 1 |
14 | 2 | 1.6% | Major areas split among Wards |
| 7 Wards Version 2 |
14 | 2 | 1.6% | Each 2012 City Council incumbent remains in current ward. |
| 7 Wards Version 3 |
14 | 2 | 15.8% | Need to reduce deviations among 3, 5, 6 |
| 7 Wards Version 4 |
13 | 1 Ward with 1; Others 2 | 20.7% | Two NNE-only wards with 3 councilors Deviation too high - see version 7 |
| 7 Wards Version 5 |
14 | 2 | 16.3% | Finalist - Deviations too high Reallocate 4 and 7; Revise 1, 5, 6 |
| 7 Wards Version 6 |
14 | 2 | 23.6% | Two NNE-only wards with 4 councilors Deviation too high |
| 7 Wards Version 7 |
13 | 1 Ward with 1; Others 2 | 4.8% | Previous Finalist - Two NNE-only wards with 3 councilors total |
| 7 Wards Version 8 |
14 | 2 | 4.5% | Previous Finalist - 7 Wards Version 5 revised 1693 people in ONE in Ward 7 |
| 8 Wards Version 1 |
16 | 2 | 17.5% | Previous Finalist (4 Wards Version 3 split) |
| 9 Wards Version 1 |
9 | 1 | 1.5% | |
| 9 Wards Version 2 |
9 | 1 | 1.1% |
