DEDICATED SALES TAX FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
Aurora city, Colorado
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the 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: Above average · 62 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 394,432 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,862,189 ÷ 394,432) ÷ ln(50,000) = 62.47, measured against a statewide vote in CO (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Above average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Public Infrastructure, Public Safety and Crime Control
Opposes: Cost of Living Reduction, Government Spending Reduction
Aurora would add a 0.064% sales and use tax from 2027 through 2057. That equals 6.4 cents per $100 purchase. The initial tax increase could reach $6.27 million. Revenue would support police, fire, 911, and other public-safety facilities. Aurora could borrow $53 million through revenue bonds, with repayment capped at $101.6 million. The city could keep and spend all tax and investment proceeds.
A YES vote means
The 31-year tax, public-safety spending, up to $53 million in bonds, and full revenue retention would be approved.
A NO vote means
Aurora would not add this tax, issue these bonds, or receive the proposed public-safety funding.