Wards of the United States

In the United States, a ward is an optional division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes. Depending upon the state and local laws, the term ward can mean either:

• an elective district of a city council or town board, created for the purpose of providing more direct representation, from which a single council member is elected; or
• a division used in party leadership elections, as is the case with the wards of New Orleans.
• an administrative division, as in Wards of Newark, NJ