State Senator, District 40
State Senate District 40; Florida
My vote power
High
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 · 67 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 534,137 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 ÷ 534,137) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.27, measured against a statewide vote in FL (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
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
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Ana Maria Rodriguez has served in the Florida Senate since 2020, after a term in the state House, and chairs its environment and natural resources committee. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, she worked in real estate and healthcare government relations.
Records: Housing Affordability 2 for, Civil Rights 1 against, Corporate Accountability 1 against,
Democratic · declared
Jose Antonio Stoute is the Democratic nominee for Florida Senate District 40 (Monroe County and part of Miami-Dade County) in the 2026 general election, challenging incumbent Republican Ana Maria Rodriguez. He has not previously held elected office.
No Party Affiliation · declared
Ramiro Orta is a no-party-affiliation candidate for Florida Senate District 40 (Monroe County and part of Miami-Dade County) in the 2026 general election. He has not previously held elected office.
Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com