COUNTY JAIL AND COUNTY BUILDING IMPROVEMENT BOND PROPOSAL — Shall Houghton County borrow an amount not to exceed $28,000,000 dollars and issue bonds repayable over 30 years to construct, equip, and finance a new County Jail and Sheriff's-Operations complex on the County-owned property at 19741 West Sharon Avenue in the city of Houghton, Michigan?
Houghton County, Michigan
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 · 75 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 37,693 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 37,693) ÷ ln(50,000) = 75.83, measured against a statewide vote in MI (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.
Sources: houghtoncounty.net2