U.S. Census Bureau Voting District Project (VTDP)

The Voting District Program (VTDP) is Phase 2 of the Census Bureau's 2030 Redistricting Data Program, conducted under the authority of Public Law 94-171. The program provides officially designated state liaisons the opportunity to submit and verify their voting districts, a generic term covering the wide variety of local electoral areas that administer elections, including precincts, election districts, and wards, to the Census Bureau for inclusion in the 2030 Census Redistricting Data products. Beginning in early 2028, the Census Bureau will initiate the initial voting district update cycle, providing participating states with guidelines and training for submitting their voting district boundaries, and will give states two separate opportunities to verify that their submitted updates were processed correctly before the redistricting data files are delivered to states by the statutory deadline of April 1, 2031

U.S. Census Programs for Local Governments

VTDP Updates and Info

A Prep Checklist for Election Offices Before the Census Bureau's 2028 Voting District Project Begins

A Prep Checklist for Election Offices Before the Census Bureau’s 2028 Voting District Project Begins

The U.S. Census Bureau's Voting District Project (VTDP) will provide state liaisons the opportunity to ...
Official vs. Technical Liaisons: Who Can Actually Submit in the Voting District Project

Official vs. Technical Liaisons: Who Can Actually Submit in the Voting District Project

The Census Bureau runs the Redistricting Data Program through a single official nonpartisan liaison in ...
Are your Precincts "Actual" or "Pseudo"? What Local Officials Should Know about the Census Bureau's Voting District Program

Are your Precincts “Actual” or “Pseudo”? What Local Officials Should Know about the Census Bureau’s Voting District Program

The Census Bureau tabulates population by census geography ( ie., census blocks, tracts, counties), not ...

Video Resources

Preparing for the Voting District Project (VTDP) - Part 1
January 10, 2019
Preparing for the Voting District Project (VTDP) - Part 2
January 10, 2019
Preparing for the Voting District Project (VTDP) - Part 3
January 10, 2019
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VTDP Resources & Guides

The 2030 Voting District Project has not yet begun. The Census Bureau plans to announce Phase 2 through a Federal Register notice in late 2027, with participant guidelines and training issued for the initial update cycle beginning in early 2028. Most resources listed here are from the 2020 and earlier cycles and are provided as reference for what the 2030 program is expected to involve. This page will be updated as 2030 materials are released.

The VTDP gives official state liaisons the opportunity to submit and verify their voting districts (a broad term covering precincts, election districts, wards, and other areas that administer elections) for inclusion in the 2030 Census Redistricting Data products under P.L. 94-171, which include both tabulated data and geographic products. Starting in early 2028, the Bureau plans to begin the initial voting district update cycle, providing participating states with guidelines and training for submitting their voting district boundaries. After processing the submitted updates, the Bureau will offer states two verification cycles to confirm their updates were processed correctly: the first is planned for early 2029, and the second for early 2030, though the second cycle will only be available to states that participated in either the initial update cycle or the first verification cycle.