A ward is a geographic division of the city into roughly equal population sizes for the purposes of administration and election of representation.
The city council — and previously city board — positions have been elected by ward since the early 20th century. When the city’s form of government was city-manager, one city director was elected from each of Fayetteville’s four wards and three directors were elected at large. After the city switched back to a city-council form of government, two council members were elected from each of the four wards.
To maintain an equal share of representation from each ward, the boundaries are revised after each decennial census to keep each in as near equal population as possible.
Early Wards
In early decades, the city had only three wards: the 1st Ward, which included residents south of an east-west line on Center Street; the 2nd Ward, which included residents living north of Center Street and west of a line along East Avenue and Highland Avenue to the city limits; and the 3rd Ward, which included residents north of Center Street and east of the line along East Avenue and Highland Avenue.
A fourth ward was added by the 1940s. Early on, George’s Majestic Cafe served as the polling location for Ward 4.
The four wards broadly described:
- Ward 1 — South Fayetteville
- Ward 2 — Northwest Fayetteville
- Ward 3 — North central Fayetteville
- Ward 4 — Northeast Fayetteville
Administrative Service
The city also uses the wards to provide administratively consistent services among residents, such as applying street or sewer funds equally to each ward for upkeep, repairs or new projects.
Similarly, creation of new multiuser trails is split evenly between the wards across time.
Council Members
Ward 1
- Position 1: Robert Stafford
- Position 2: D’Andre Jones
Ward 2
- Position 1: Sarah Moore
- Position 2: Mike Wiederkehr
Ward 3
- Position 1: Scott Berna
- Position 2: Sarah Bunch
Ward 4
- Position 1: Teresa Turk
- Position 2: Monique Jones