Redistricting requirements and criteria.
Sacramento City Charter § 175
in effect§ 175 Redistricting requirements and criteria.
(a) The commission shall draw its final map so that:
(1) Council districts are substantially equal in population;
(2) The final map complies with the U.S. Constitution; the Federal Voting Rights Act, commencing at 42 U.S.C. section 1972; the California Constitution; and any other requirement of federal or state law applicable to charter cities; and
(3) Each council district is geographically contiguous.
(b) In addition to following the requirements of subsection (a), the commission shall consider the following criteria when drawing the final map, in order of priority:
(1) Existing neighborhoods and community boundaries;
(2) Communities of interest. A community of interest is a contiguous population that shares common social and economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation;
(3) Integrity and compactness of territory;
(4) Geography and topography;
(5) Natural and artificial barriers and boundaries;
(6) Preservation of population cores that have consistently been associated with each council district; and
(7) Other commission-adopted criteria that do not conflict with the other requirements and criteria listed in this section or with state or federal law.
(c) The commission shall not consider place of residence of any individual, including any incumbent or political candidate, in the creation of a map.
(d) The commission shall number each council district such that, for as many residents as possible, the number of the council district they reside in remains the same. (Added by Res. 2016-0258, 7/26/16)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-446Fetched: 10/24/2026