Amendment 86: Congressional Redistricting
Colorado
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
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: Average · 50 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 5,862,189 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,862,189 ÷ 5,862,189) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in CO (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
Ballot Measure
Colorado's independent commission would keep drawing U.S. House districts, and a finished map could not change between censuses without three public meetings and approval by the commission and the state Supreme Court. This keeps the legislature from redrawing districts mid-decade, at no cost to you.
A YES vote means
The current commission process is locked into the constitution, and a finished congressional map can only change with public meetings and approval from the commission and the state Supreme Court.
A NO vote means
The commission keeps drawing maps under current rules, which do not spell out these extra limits on mid-decade map changes.
Campaign Finance Information
Campaign Finance Information
Largest donors supporting
- American Revival PAC · VAVirginia political committee; donors not in Colorado filings$250,000
- Common Sense America · VANational nonprofit; donors not public$250,000
- Advance ColoradoColorado conservative advocacy nonprofit$22,500
- Richard McCormickDenver retiree$5,000
Some of this money went to groups that also work on other measures.
Largest donors opposing
No large donors reported.
Filings as of September 17, 2026 · Sources: tracer.sos.colorado.gov2
Sources: coloradosos.gov · sos.state.co.us