Escambia Approves New Voting Districts For 2012

September 13, 2011

The Escambia County Commission has approved new commission district boundaries effective with the 2012 commission elections, following the 2010 Census results showing a population shift into District 5.

“To ensure fair representation, the Escambia County Commissioners are required to adjust the boundaries of the county commission districts following the census every 10 years. Adjustments to the boundaries are made to ensure that the population is divided as evenly as possible,” according to Sonya Daniel, public information manager for Escambia County.

Escambia County is divided into five different voting districts, each represented by a county commissioner and school board member. According to County Administrator Randy Oliver, the districts must be redrawn in such a manner that the population difference between the smallest district and the largest district is no more than five-percent.

All of the districts are predominantly white, with the exception of District 3, which remains black.

Data released earlier this year by the U.S. Census Bureau showed a  population shift into the area between Barrineau Park and 9 Mile roads. That area, called the Cantonment Census County Division, saw a population increase of 15.8% (6,901 people)  while the other Census divisions in the county saw a population decrease of 1.4 to 3 percent. Overall, the county experienced a very slight 1 percent increase during the decade as the population grew from 294,410  in 2000 to 297,619 in 2010.

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Comments

2 Responses to “Escambia Approves New Voting Districts For 2012”

  1. Oversight on September 13th, 2011 6:50 am

    How about a map of the old districts so that we can compare the differences?

  2. 429SCJ on September 13th, 2011 6:48 am

    The ACLU will find something, that does not suit themselves.

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