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Advisory Question: Official State Gun of Idaho (House Bill 932)

Idaho

My vote power

Above average

Election date

November 3, 2026

Advisory Question: Official State Gun of Idaho (House Bill 932) is a ballot measure in Idaho on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Nonbinding advisory vote asking which of six historic firearms should be Idaho's official state gun, such as the Winchester 1894, Colt Peacemaker, or M1 Garand. It changes no law and adds no tax; lawmakers would need a separate bill to adopt the winner.

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: Average · 50 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 1,934,262 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,934,262 ÷ 1,934,262) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in ID (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.

What does this measure do?

Nonbinding advisory vote asking which of six historic firearms should be Idaho's official state gun, such as the Winchester 1894, Colt Peacemaker, or M1 Garand. It changes no law and adds no tax; lawmakers would need a separate bill to adopt the winner.

Read the official ballot measure

A YES vote means

Choosing one of the six guns adds to a nonbinding tally the Legislature may use to name a state gun later.

A NO vote means

Leaving the question blank has no effect; the result has no legal force either way.

Sources: ballotpedia.org · news.ballotpedia.org

Sources: legislature.idaho.gov · ballotpedia.org · idahocapitalsun.com

Last updated September 24, 2026.