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State Assembly District 27

Assembly District 27; Nevada

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 · 67 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 76,670 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(3,184,612 ÷ 76,670) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.22, measured against a statewide vote in NV (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

Democratic · Incumbent · declared

Heather Goulding is the Democratic incumbent representing Nevada State Assembly District 27. The official Nevada profile records her 2025 Assembly service, committee assignments, and prior Reno-area board service.

Records: Civil Rights 10 for, Housing Affordability 9 for, Labor Rights 8 for,

Republican · declared

Veronica Cortes is the Republican candidate for Nevada State Assembly District 27. Public candidate materials identify her as "Lunch Lady"; the focused review found no verified public office.

Sources: leg.state.nv.us · transparencyusa.org