West Virginia Legislative
Redistricting Office
Building 1, Room MB48
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, West Virginia
25305-0250
GIS Mission Statement and Geographic Extent of Digital Mapping
The West Virginia Legislative Redistricting Office uses Maptitude GIS Software in
order to import Census Databases while working hand-in-hand with members of the
West Virginia State Legislature Redistricting Committees to redraw Congressional,
State Senate, and State House of Delegates District Boundaries. The office also
provides geospatial specific information gathered by the decennial census for
individual communities, districts, counties, etc.
Primary or Supplementary Steward for What Geospatial Data?
The Redistricting Office is responsible for the securing of and the registry of
the United States Geographic and Numeric Census Data for the State of West
Virginia. When the Legislature passes the new District Plans and they are signed
into law, the Redistricting Office is the keeper of this geospatial data down to the
Census Block.
The Statewide Geospatial Community can
Participate in or Benefit from Our Mapping
Efforts By:
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The Redistricting Office offers demographic
and socio-economic data in database,
graphic, charts, and/or map formats for
specific geographic areas.
Any Municipal or town annexation boundary
changes would be welcome in digital format
in order for this office to do everything within
our abilities to insure the most up-to-date
boundaries of the same are submitted to the
Geography Division of the Department of
Commerce Census Bureau.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOALS
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We have Geocoded Zip+4 into our Mapping Software
Layering County specific ridgelines to our maps to be added as census block
boundaries to the TIGER maps.
Generated Maps for the Counties of West Virginia with specifics to realign their
Magisterial Districts with respect to the 2000 Census populations.
To request from each County political, municipal, or precinct boundary
definitions in the formats they have available.
Adding more databases to our GIS system to help with specific needs within the
communities as specified by Legislative Members or other agencies.
Work with WVGIS and offer an extended hand to address any concerns or needs
they may have with Legislative Members. This office will continue to inform the
Members of the GREAT IMPORTANCE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.
THANK YOU