Council Districts 2026 - Legal Boundary Descriptions

Following each census, Detroit City Council is required by the 2012 Detroit City Charter to redraw the boundaries of the City's seven non at-large districts to be &quot;as nearly of equal population as practicable, contiguous, compact and in accordance with any other criteria permitted by law&quot; (<a href='https://library.municode.com/mi/detroit/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTI2012DECH1963MICOMIHORUAC_SPA2012DECH_ART3EL_S3-108GEBAELCOME' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Sec. 3-108</a>). After considering six district boundary proposals meant to meet these criteria, City Council selected the boundaries described in this document by an 8-1 vote on February 6, 2024. These boundaries will be used to determine resident districts when voting in 2025 municipal elections, and will officially take effect January 1, 2026.