St. Louis County Proposition U
St. Louis County, Missouri
My vote power
Normal
Election date
August 4, 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 · 58 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 995,569 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,191,814 ÷ 995,569) ÷ ln(50,000) = 58.45, measured against a statewide vote in MO (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Ballot Measure
Opposes: Cost of Living Reduction
Proposition U would create a St. Louis County use tax on covered purchases at the same rate as the county's total local sales tax. If voters later change the local sales tax rate, the use tax rate would change by the same action.
A YES vote means
A yes vote would impose the proposed county use tax and link its rate to future voter-approved changes in the local sales tax rate.
A NO vote means
A no vote would not impose the proposed county use tax.
Source: sos.mo.gov