City Council Member District 1
Austin city, Texas
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
This seat represents District 1, 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: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 979,539 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(30,188,424 ÷ 979,539) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.84, measured against a statewide vote in TX (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.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Alexandria Anderson is a small-business owner, retired professional sprinter, neighborhood leader, and Austin city commissioner. She emphasizes transparent government, fiscal responsibility, housing stability, infrastructure, climate resilience, public safety, and resident engagement.
Nonpartisan · declared
Amber K. Goodwin is a Travis County assistant district attorney, attorney, organizer, and gun-violence-prevention advocate. She emphasizes affordable housing, economic opportunity, health-care access, violence prevention, public safety, transit, and equitable infrastructure.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for
Nonpartisan · declared
Michael Nahas is an economist, programmer, former quantitative trader, and member of Austin's Economic Prosperity Commission. He emphasizes housing affordability, lower taxes, responsible spending, and stronger oversight of city finances and pensions.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 1 against, Housing Affordability 2 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for,
Nonpartisan · declared
Misael Ramos is a community organizer and affordable-development advocate with two decades of Austin policy work. He has led a neighborhood association and housing nonprofit and emphasizes affordability, safer neighborhoods, accessible transit, culture, and green communities.
Nonpartisan · declared
Portia Riggins is a third-generation East Austin resident and accounting and finance student. She emphasizes housing stability, public safety, infrastructure and mobility, workforce development, accessible health and mental-health services, transparency, and equitable resources.
Nonpartisan · declared
Steven Brown chairs the Givens Park Advisory Board and has worked in health care for more than 20 years. His civic work includes public-health access and park advocacy; he emphasizes housing affordability, anti-displacement, fiscal accountability, wages, and environmental justice.
Sources: austintexas.gov2