Find Your Council District

Find your City Council district and City Councilmembers. Find answers to frequent questions about City Council Districts.

Your City Council District

Find your City Council district at either of these sites:

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Use the City Council's Find Your District and Councilmember search page to find the currently-serving district-based Councilmembers.
King County logo
Find your congressional, legislative, county council and city council voting districts at King County's Find My Districts.
See the map of districts on the Department of Neighborhoods' web page

Your City Councilmembers

There are 9 City Councilmembers:

  • Positions 1 through 7 are elected by, and represent, constituents in their City Council districts.
  • Positions 8 and 9 are at-large. This means they are elected by, and represent, the entire city.

Find the current councilmembers and their websites on the City Council web page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: When did district elections go into effect?
A: Voters approved Charter Amendment 19 in the November 5, 2013 General And Special Election. The 2015 election was the first election conducted by district. Candidates seeking election to the seven district seats needed to have been a resident of the district for at least 120 days before they filed their declaration of candidacy.
Q: What are Councilmembers' terms of office?
A: Councilmembers serve four-year terms.

Positions 8 and 9, the at-large positions, are on the same election cycle as the Mayor and City Attorney.

Positions 1 through 7 are elected two years later.

View all elected officials' terms of office.
Q: How were Councilmember election cycles established?
A: In 2015:
  • All nine Council seats were up for election as the transition to the district system went into place.
  • The seven district Councilmembers were elected to four-year terms.
  • The two at-large Councilmembers were elected to two-year terms.
In 2017:
  • The two at-large Councilmembers were elected to four-year terms.
  • The at-large Council positions are now on the same election cycle as the Mayor and City Attorney.
Q: How were the district boundaries drawn?
A: Charter Amendment 19 included the district boundaries in the initiative, which were based on population/census tracts.
Q: When will boundaries be redrawn and how?
A: As established by the voter-approved changes to the City Charter, in the fall of 2021 a five-member Redistricting Commission was created to redraw the district boundaries (its members will be appointed by the Mayor and the City Council). The final districting plan adopted by the Commission has been placed on file with the City Clerk. 
The voter-approved changes to the City Charter require that the redrawing process happen every ten years. 

City Clerk

Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
Address: 600 4th Ave, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 94728, Seattle, WA, 98124-4728
Phone: (206) 684-8344
CityClerk@seattle.gov

The Office of the City Clerk maintains the City's official records, provides support for the City Council, and manages the City's historical records through the Seattle Municipal Archives. The Clerk's Office provides information services to the public and to City staff.