ADEL, Iowa — The Dallas County Supervisors approved Tuesday a new map of their district based on data from the 2020 U.S. Census.
The redistricting was accomplished by the Dallas County Temporary Redistricting Commission, which was formed by the supervisors in May and met five times in September and October in order to redraw the map of the three supervisor districts in light of the new census numbers.
The Dallas County Temporary Redistricting Commission was composed of two Republican members, appointed by the supervisors, and one Democrat, appointed by the Dallas County Democratic Party. Republicans ReNae Arnold of Adel and Tyler de Haan of Van Meter and Democrat Bryce Smith of Adel were guided by Dallas County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Julia Helm and Dallas County Real Estate GIS Supervisor Mary Cline in creating the revised districts.
Under the boundaries of the revised map, district one, which is represented by Dallas County Supervisor Brad Golightly of Perry, is significantly reduced in territorial size, and district three, represented by Dallas County Supervisor Kim Chapman of Adel, is significantly enlarged.
Dallas County’s population has increased about 50% since 2010, from about 66,000 to about 99,000, so each new supervisor district contains about 33,000 people. The redistricting will become final in January with approval by the office of the Iowa Secretary of State.
