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Who represents me in Columbus?
Two answers live here: the nine City Council members who represent every Columbus resident (elected at-large), and the neighborhood area commission for your address. Enter an address to open your neighborhood.
Columbus City Council (all 9 represent you)
Columbus City Council has nine members, and they are elected at-large — voted on by the whole city. That means all nine represent every resident; there is no single council member for your block. Each member must reside in one of nine residential districts (redrawn in 2023). Council is officially nonpartisan, so no party is shown.
| Residential district | Council member |
|---|---|
| District 1 | Christopher L. Wyche |
| District 2 | Nancy Day-Achauer |
| District 3 | Rob Dorans |
| District 4 | Emmanuel V. Remy |
| District 5 | Nicholas J. Bankston |
| District 6 | Melissa Green |
| District 7 | Tiara Ross |
| District 8 | Lourdes Barroso de Padilla |
| District 9 | Shannon G. Hardin |
Source: City of Columbus City Council roster (as of May 7, 2026), via columbus.gov/council. Council members are elected at-large; the district names their residency, not a single-member seat.
Your neighborhood’s area commission
Columbus recognizes area commissions and a few community councils and historic-review commissions — advisory neighborhood bodies that weigh in on zoning, variances, and development. Open a neighborhood to see the body that governs it, or use the City’s Area Commission Map for the authoritative boundaries.
Central
- Brewery District — Brewery District Commission (Local historic-review commission)
- Downtown — Downtown Commission (City development commission)
- German Village — German Village Commission (Local historic-review commission)
- Italian Village — Italian Village Commission (Local historic-review commission)
North
- Clintonville — Clintonville Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
- Far Northwest — Far Northwest Coalition (Neighborhood community council)
- Milo-Grogan — Milo-Grogan Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
- North Central — North Central Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
- North Linden — North Linden Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
- Northland — Northland Community Council (Neighborhood community council)
- University District — University Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
East
South
- Far South Side — Far South Columbus Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
- Southside — Columbus South Side Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
West
- Far West Side — Far West Side Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
- Fifth by Northwest — 5th by Northwest Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
- Franklinton — Franklinton Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
- Greater Hilltop — Greater Hilltop Area Commission (City-recognized area commission)
Source: City of Columbus recognized area commissions and neighborhood bodies, with the City’s Area Commission Map as the authoritative boundary reference. Meeting specifics live on each neighborhood page.
Frequently asked
- Who is my Columbus city council member?
- All nine Columbus City Council members are elected at-large, so every one of them represents you regardless of where in the city you live. Each member must reside in one of nine residential districts, but they are voted on citywide — Columbus does not elect a single council member per district.
- Does Columbus have city council districts?
- Columbus has nine residential districts that each council member must live in, and those boundaries were redrawn in 2023. They are residency districts, not single-member election districts — council is elected citywide (at-large) and is officially nonpartisan.
- What is a Columbus area commission?
- An area commission is a City-recognized neighborhood body that advises Columbus on zoning, variances, and development in its boundary. Columbus recognizes area commissions along with a few community councils and historic-review commissions; they are advisory, not a unit of elected representation.
- How do I find my Columbus area commission?
- Enter your address above to open your neighborhood’s page, which names the body that governs it, or use the City of Columbus Area Commission Map for the authoritative boundaries.