Hastings Area School System Bond Proposal
Hastings Area School District, Michigan
My vote power
High
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: High · 78 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 20,031 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 20,031) ÷ ln(50,000) = 78.75, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
A $24.8 million bond would fund school facility improvements across Hastings Area School System, including security, building systems, classrooms, kitchens, parking, athletics, and buses. The district says the bond is structured to keep the current 5.75-mill debt tax rate unchanged.
A YES vote means
The district may issue up to $24.8 million in bonds for the listed school improvements, with the debt tax rate projected to remain at 5.75 mills.
A NO vote means
The district may not issue these bonds, so the proposed projects would not receive this bond funding through the measure.
Source: michigan.gov