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Arlington County Community Infrastructure Bond Referendum

Arlington County, Virginia

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: High · 66 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 236,254 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(8,705,170 ÷ 236,254) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.67, measured against a statewide vote in VA (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.

Ballot Measure

Supports: Public Infrastructure

Opposes: Government Spending Reduction

This referendum would authorize Arlington County to issue up to $58,825,000 in general-obligation capital-improvement bonds for county facilities and infrastructure. Planned uses include the Ballston Public Parking Garage, critical systems, facilities maintenance, Arlington Central Library, county technology, the Detention Facility, and the Arlington Neighborhoods Program.

More about this measure

A YES vote means

A YES vote authorizes Arlington County to issue up to $58,825,000 in general-obligation bonds for the specified community-infrastructure projects.

A NO vote means

A NO vote does not authorize the proposed $58,825,000 in general-obligation bonds for those community-infrastructure projects.

Source: arlingtonva.us