Wards and Sub-Precincts
GIS File Name
ELECTIONS_WardsSubPrecincts
Description
This polygon layer contains 11 wards, 33 precincts, and 9 sub-precincts within the City of Cambridge. These were adjusted in 2021 from the 2020 U.S. Census.
The Massachusetts Legislative boundaries do not follow the Cambridge Ward and Precinct boundaries in several areas. In part, this was because of the compressed timeline due to the Covid-19 pandemic during the 2020 US Census. Municipalities and the State were unable to coordinate local and legislative districts, and as a result sub-precincts within 9 precincts were unavoidable. There are 9 precincts that are subdivided for all but local elections. Voters in a sub-precinct are listed on a separate voting list and have different ballots from other voters in the precinct during State Elections.
This layer contains the subdivided precincts. Please see the ELECTIONS_WardsPrecincts layer for the undivided precincts.
Purpose
This layer was created for general use by the Cambridge Election Commission and for public distribution. Cambridge wards and precincts which designate where voters will vote.
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Last Modified
12-10-2021
Attributes
| Name |
Type Details |
Description |
| WARDPRECINCTSUBPRECINCT |
type: String
width: 10
precision: 0 |
Ward and Precinct, with Sub-Precinct where applicable |
| SORT |
type: SmallInteger
width: 2
precision: 5 |
For sorting by Ward, Precinct, and Sub-Precinct where applicable |
| PRECINCTSUBPRECINCT |
type: String
width: 5
precision: 0 |
Precinct, with Sub-Precinct where applicable |
| TOTALPOP |
type: Double
width: 8
precision: 38 |
Total population of covered area from 2020 US Census
|
| WARD |
type: String
width: 4
precision: 0 |
Ward |
| CREATED_DATE |
type: Date
width: 8
precision: 0 |
|
| LAST_EDITED_DATE |
type: Date
width: 8
precision: 0 |
|
| SHAPE.STAREA() |
type: Double
width: 0
precision: 0 |
|
| SHAPE.STLENGTH() |
type: Double
width: 0
precision: 0 |
|
Coordinate System
NAD 1983 StatePlane Massachusetts Mainland FIPS 2001 Feet