Greenville County Special Sales and Use Tax Question 1
Greenville County, South Carolina
My vote power
Normal
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: Normal · 60 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 548,166 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,296,225 ÷ 548,166) ÷ ln(50,000) = 60.48, measured against a statewide vote in SC (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Public Infrastructure
This measure would impose a one-percent special sales and use tax throughout Greenville County beginning May 1, 2027. The tax would end after no more than eight years or once $1.1 billion has been collected, whichever happens first. Up to $990 million would fund roads, bridges, other transportation facilities, and related drainage; up to $33 million would fund mass transit; and up to $77 million would fund greenbelts. Food purchased with USDA food stamps and items already subject to a statutory maximum tax would be exempt.
A YES vote means
A YES vote imposes the proposed one-percent countywide special sales and use tax, subject to its eight-year and $1.1 billion limits, to fund the transportation, mass-transit, and greenbelt purposes listed in Question 1.
A NO vote means
A NO vote rejects the proposed one-percent special sales and use tax, so it would not be imposed for the projects listed in Question 1.