Commissioner District Reapportionment


Under the county’s voter-approved Charter, four of the five members of the Board of County Commissioners are elected by district. The Charter also requires a review of the population among the four commissioner districts every 10 years following the U. S. Census Bureau’s decennial count. If the population of any one commissioner district is more than 105% of than any other, new commissioner district boundary lines must be drawn. This part of the process is called “reapportionment.” At the end of the reapportionment process, the population of the newly redrawn districts must not be more than 103% of any other. This page provides information about the reapportionment process. 

Latest News 

 

Culturally Specific Engagement

Release date: 08/12/2022
A series of community engagement opportunities, including an online survey and several community-focused events, are planned in August regarding proposals for new commissioner district boundaries. View this press release

Community invited to weigh in on Commissioner District redrawing process

Release date: 08/03/2022
Washington County Commissioner Districts are being realigned through a reapportionment process. Community members are invited to learn and weigh in on proposed changes via an online survey to determine the community’s preferences. View this press release

Board appoints Joe Nelson to oversee reapportionment process

Release date: 02/02/2022
New population numbers are prompting the process for redrawing commissioner district boundaries this year.
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Project Timeline

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Earlier this year, the Board of County Commissioners asked Portland State University’s Population Research Center to provide recommended options for changing the commissioner district boundary lines. Click this link to review each plan and to take the survey where you will be able to share your feedback. 

Guiding Documents and Information

Reports and Briefings