Barberton City School District - Income Tax (1.00% on earned income, 5 years, current expenses)
Barberton City School District, Ohio
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 · 78 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 24,560 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(11,810,293 ÷ 24,560) ÷ ln(50,000) = 78.54, measured against a statewide vote in OH (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 Education Quality
Barberton City School District Issue 5 would impose an additional 1% annual income tax on earned income of district residents for five years, beginning January 1, 2027, to fund current expenses.
A YES vote means
The district would collect the additional 1% earned-income tax for five years to pay current operating expenses.
A NO vote means
The proposed additional school income tax would not be imposed.
Source: boe.ohio.gov