Ward 5 Member of the Council
Ward 5; District of Columbia
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 59 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 90,611 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(681,294 ÷ 90,611) ÷ ln(50,000) = 59.32, measured against a statewide vote in DC (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Jeffrey Kihien-Palza is the Republican name on DCBOE's November 2026 Ward 5 Council ballot.
Statehood Green · declared
Joyce Robinson-Paul is the Statehood Green name on DCBOE's November 2026 Ward 5 Council ballot.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Zachary Parker has represented Ward 5 on the Council of the District of Columbia since 2023 and previously represented Ward 5 on the D.C. State Board of Education.
Source: dcboe.org