STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 5
State Senate District 5; Wisconsin
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
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 176,671 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,914,872 ÷ 176,671) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.22, measured against a statewide vote in WI (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Roberts is a Pewaukee physical therapist and small-business owner with a doctorate in physical therapy and more than 15 years treating patients. He focuses on health care and housing costs and on school results.
Democratic · declared
Vining is a state representative from Wauwatosa, named one of the ten most effective Democratic legislators four years in a row by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. She works on public school funding, mental health care and child care costs.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 3 for, 1 against, Environment and Public Health 2 for, Public Education Quality 2 for,
Sources: elections.wi.gov23