Barnstable County Charter Study Commission Question
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026
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 · 65 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 231,668 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,044,056 ÷ 231,668) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.78, measured against a statewide vote in MA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Government Efficiency
Asks Barnstable County voters whether to create an elected charter study commission to review how the county government is organized. The commission would study the county's present governmental structure, make findings about its form of government, and recommend changes.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
A yes vote creates the Charter Study Commission. Fifteen commissioners, one elected from each Barnstable County town, would review the county charter and government structure over roughly 18 months and issue a final report of findings and recommendations to voters.
A NO vote means
A no vote does not create the Charter Study Commission. Barnstable County's present governmental structure and charter stay in place, and no county-wide review of its form of government takes place under this process.
Source: capecod.gov