CITY OF LAS CRUCES GENERAL OBLIGATION QUESTION - 2026 GENERAL ELECTION
Las Cruces city, New Mexico
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the 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: Above average · 63 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 114,197 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 ÷ 114,197) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.5, measured against a statewide vote in NM (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Above average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Public Education Quality, Public Infrastructure
Las Cruces would borrow up to $26 million to renovate, modernize, and equip the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. The loan would be repaid with property taxes.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
The city borrows up to $26 million for the library, repaid through property taxes.
A NO vote means
The city does not borrow the money for the library.
Sources: lascruces.gov · donaanacountyelections.com · lascruces.civicweb.net