City of Santa Ana Measure N: Santa Ana Streets, Public Safety, Essential City Services
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
City of Santa Ana Measure N: Santa Ana Streets, Public Safety, Essential City Services is a ballot measure in Santa Ana city, California on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Santa Ana would keep its existing 1.5-cent sales tax indefinitely instead of lowering it in 2029 and ending it in 2039. Shoppers would keep paying the tax; the city estimates $84 million a year for general services such as streets, parks, and emergency response.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: High · 72 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 312,534 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 312,534) ÷ ln(50,000) = 72.34, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Santa Ana would keep its existing 1.5-cent sales tax indefinitely instead of lowering it in 2029 and ending it in 2039. Shoppers would keep paying the tax; the city estimates $84 million a year for general services such as streets, parks, and emergency response.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
Keep the 1.5-cent local sales tax without a scheduled reduction or end date.
A NO vote means
Keep the scheduled drop to one cent in 2029 and end the tax in 2039.
Source: ocvote.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.