ADVISORY QUESTION REGARDING MILLIONAIRES SURCHARGE
Chicago Public School District 299, Illinois
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 · 57 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 2,711,226 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(12,694,798 ÷ 2,711,226) ÷ ln(50,000) = 57.13, measured against a statewide vote in IL (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
This is a nonbinding opinion question. It asks whether money from a tax surcharge on millionaires should go to Illinois public schools. A yes vote does not create the tax; it only tells lawmakers what voters want.
A YES vote means
You support using money from a tax surcharge on millionaires for public schools. Nothing changes by itself.
A NO vote means
You oppose that idea. Nothing changes by itself.