EXTENSION OF THE ONE PERCENT (1%) LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FROM JANUARY 1, 2027, TO DECEMBER 31, 2046
Charlotte County, Florida
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
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 · 71 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 201,064 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 201,064) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.78, measured against a statewide vote in FL (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Public Infrastructure
Opposes: Cost of Living Reduction
Charlotte County's extra 1% sales tax would keep running for another 20 years instead of ending on December 31, 2026. The tax adds 1 cent to every dollar spent on taxable goods, so the local rate stays at 7% rather than dropping to 6%. It would run from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2046, and the county projects about $41 million a year. By law the money can only pay for infrastructure, which the county lists as public safety, roads and utilities, quality-of-life projects, and schools. The county and the City of Punta Gorda split the money under state law.
A YES vote means
The extra 1 cent per dollar of sales tax keeps being collected from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2046, the local sales tax rate stays at 7%, and the county and Punta Gorda keep about $41 million a year to spend on infrastructure.
A NO vote means
The extra 1 cent per dollar of sales tax ends on December 31, 2026 and the local sales tax rate drops to 6%. The county and Punta Gorda lose that roughly $41 million a year and would need other money for those road, utility, public safety and school projects.
Sources: charlottecountyfl.gov2 · wgcu.org