Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education, District 8
Metropolitan Nashville Public School District, Tennessee
My vote power
Below average
Election date
August 6, 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: Normal · 60 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 715,388 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,066,383 ÷ 715,388) ÷ ln(50,000) = 60.58, measured against a statewide vote in TN (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
Normal representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
About this office
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Erin O'Hara Block is the mom of two Metro Nashville Public Schools students and has served as the MNPS Board Member for District 8 since 2022. She was a founding member of the Waverly Belmont Elementary Parent Teacher Organization and has served as a reading buddy and tutor.
Records: Public Education Quality 2 for
Sources: nashville.gov2