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City of Santa Fe General Obligation Bond Question: Midtown Capital Improvements

Santa Fe city, New Mexico

My vote power

Normal

Election date

November 3, 2026

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: Normal · 64 out of 100

This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 89,019 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(2,120,246 ÷ 89,019) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.65, measured against a statewide vote in NM (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.

Ballot Measure

Supports: Public Infrastructure

Santa Fe would borrow up to $5 million to plan, build, and improve buildings, infrastructure, and public spaces on the city-owned Midtown property. The loan would be repaid with property taxes.

Read the official ballot measure (PDF)

A YES vote means

The city borrows up to $5 million for the Midtown property, repaid through property taxes.

A NO vote means

The city does not borrow the money for Midtown.

Sources: santafenm.gov2