City of Cedar Rapids Fire Department General Obligation Bond Measure
Cedar Rapids city, Iowa
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 · 64 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 137,264 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(3,210,507 ÷ 137,264) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.57, measured against a statewide vote in IA (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
Cedar Rapids' measure would authorize up to $60 million in general-obligation bonds or capital-loan notes for Fire Department projects and equipment. Funding would refurbish, rebuild, or relocate stations; replace the training facility; acquire land; and buy fire trucks and emergency-response equipment.
A YES vote means
The City could borrow up to $60 million for the listed fire-station, training, land, apparatus, and emergency-equipment projects.
A NO vote means
The City would not receive this borrowing authorization for the proposed Fire Department capital program.