Ward 1 Member of the Council
Ward 1; District of Columbia
My vote power
Above average
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: Above average · 59 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 81,010 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(681,294 ÷ 81,010) ÷ ln(50,000) = 59.84, measured against a statewide vote in DC (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
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 · declared
Aparna Raj is the Democratic name on DCBOE's November 2026 Ward 1 Council ballot; her biography describes nonprofit communications and community-organizing work.
Records: Labor Rights 1 for
Republican · declared
Jett James Jasper is the Republican name on DCBOE's November 2026 Ward 1 Council ballot; his campaign site describes him as an Adams Morgan resident and nonprofit executive.
Statehood Green · declared
Jude Crannitch is the Statehood Green name on DCBOE's November 2026 Ward 1 Council ballot.
Independent · declared
Ryan Prince is the independent name on DCBOE's November 2026 Ward 1 Council ballot.
Source: dcboe.org