Guilford County 0.25% Local Sales and Use Tax Referendum
Guilford County, North Carolina
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
Guilford County 0.25% Local Sales and Use Tax Referendum is a ballot measure in Guilford County, North Carolina on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Guilford County could add a 0.25% sales tax, or 25 cents per $100 of taxable purchases, for teacher pay, fire services, community college programs, and some towns. People buying taxable goods in the county would pay it, including visitors.
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 · 63 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 547,940 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,730,404 ÷ 547,940) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.75, measured against a statewide vote in NC (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?
Guilford County could add a 0.25% sales tax, or 25 cents per $100 of taxable purchases, for teacher pay, fire services, community college programs, and some towns. People buying taxable goods in the county would pay it, including visitors.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
Allow the county to add the quarter-cent sales tax for the listed uses.
A NO vote means
Do not add the proposed county sales tax.
Source: guilfordcountync.gov
Last updated September 24, 2026.