Cleveland City Council President Blaine A. Griffin to Hold Media Availability to Discuss Proposed Redistricting Map

Dec 09, 2024

Cleveland City Council President Blaine A. Griffin will host media availability on Tuesday, December 10, to release the redistricting map that Councilmembers are expected to vote on at the January 6 City Council meeting. 

The City Charter mandates that Council conduct redistricting after every decennial US Census and that the number of wards be based on the City’s population. The 2020 US Census places Cleveland’s population at 372,624 people, a decline of 24,000 from the 2010 US Census. With the population dipping slightly beneath 375,000 people, City Council must reduce two wards, dropping the number of ward representatives from 17 to 15. 

Council President Blaine A. Griffin stated, “This once-in-a-decade opportunity required a genuine focus on addressing some of the concerns from the previous redistricting efforts and ensuring our neighborhoods and wards have fair and equal representation. In 2008, Cleveland voters overwhelmingly supported tying the size of the City Council to the City’s population.”

Who: Cleveland City Council President Blaine A. Griffin

What: Media Availability to Share Redistricting Map for Council Consideration

Where: Cleveland City Hall, Mercedes Cotner Committee Room

When: Tuesday, December 10, 3:00 pm