Redistricting

Every 10 years, after the census is completed, the Federal, State, and local government go through a process of redistricting. Redistricting is completed to help balance the population inside the district lines so that there is as close to equal representation as possible. 

The State of Minnesota completed their redistricting process near the end of February 2022. Then, local municipalities, like the City of Chaska, determined their boundaries. Counties follow up last.

The Chaska City Council used these primary objectives to guide our restricting process:

• Ward population sizes be as equal as possible (within 10%)
  • Focus larger deviations on areas where growth is expected
• Keep a 4-ward system in the City of Chaska
• Keep ward boundaries as logical as possible
• Keep the number of precincts required in ward as low as possible
• Avoid drastic changes that significantly impact residents in a negative way
• Have multiple wards representing:
  • Downtown (2 wards)
  • Mobile home parks (2 wards)
  • Jonathan Association (4 wards)
• Have options for alternative polling locations in each ward

The City Council approved the redistricting plan at their regular meeting on Monday, March 21. Watch meeting.

View an interactive map of the proposed ward boundaries.

Ward Populations before 2022 Redistricting

• Ward 4: 4,986
• Ward 3: 4,820
• Ward 2: 5,506 (largest ward)
• Ward 1: 5,008

Current Ward Populations

• Ward 4: 5,031
• Ward 3: 5,231 (would be largest ward)
• Ward 2: 5,120
• Ward 1: 4,938