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Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 8

Miami-Dade County, Florida

My vote power

Normal

Election date

August 18, 2026 · Primary election

This seat represents District 8, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.

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 · 59 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 2,738,356 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 ÷ 2,738,356) ÷ ln(50,000) = 59.72, measured against a statewide vote in FL (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: Unknown

No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.

Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.

Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.

About this office

  • Setting your property tax rate
  • Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
  • Setting land use and building rules outside city limits

Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,

Candidates

Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared

Danielle Cohen Higgins is a candidate for Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 8 in the 2026 election.

Records: Government Efficiency 1 for

Nonpartisan · declared

John DuBois is a candidate for Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 8 in the 2026 election.

Nonpartisan · declared

Martha Vega Hero is a candidate for Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 8 in the 2026 election.

Sources: miamidade.gov · miamitimesonline.com