Ward 5 Member of the State Board of Education
Ward 5; District of Columbia
My vote power
Above 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: Above average · 59 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 90,611 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(681,294 ÷ 90,611) ÷ ln(50,000) = 59.32, measured against a statewide vote in DC (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
- Approving what students must learn in each grade
- Approving the rules for graduating from high school
- Running the office that takes your complaints about public schools
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Education Quality,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Jon Alfuth is listed by DCBOE on the November 2026 Ward 5 State Board of Education ballot.
Nonpartisan · declared
Lynn Jennings is listed by DCBOE on the November 2026 Ward 5 State Board of Education ballot.
Source: dcboe.org