City of St. Louis Proposition B
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
City of St. Louis Proposition B is a ballot measure in St. Louis city, Missouri on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Adds a 0.5% St. Louis sales tax for child care and early learning services for children age 5 and younger, overseen by a new board. Shoppers in the city would pay about 50 cents more per $100 of taxable purchases.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power 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: Above average · 64 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 288,512 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,191,814 ÷ 288,512) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.17, measured against a statewide vote in MO (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Above average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
What does this measure do?
Adds a 0.5% St. Louis sales tax for child care and early learning services for children age 5 and younger, overseen by a new board. Shoppers in the city would pay about 50 cents more per $100 of taxable purchases.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
The city would collect the new 0.5% sales tax and put the money in an early childhood education fund run by a new board.
A NO vote means
The city would not add this sales tax or create this new fund and board through the proposal.
Source: stlmag.com
Source: stlouis-mo.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.