State Representative
State House District 174; Pennsylvania
My vote power
Below average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
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 · 74 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 61,399 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(13,018,639 ÷ 61,399) ÷ ln(50,000) = 74.75, measured against a statewide vote in PA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
High representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Ed Neilson serves in the Pennsylvania House, chairs its transportation committee, and is a lifelong member of IBEW Local 98. He was executive deputy secretary of labor and industry under Governor Ed Rendell, overseeing more than 6,000 employees.
Records: Environment and Public Health 30 for, Corporate Accountability 24 for, Labor Rights 16 for,
Source: ballotpedia.org