Approval rates of local school bond and tax questions in 2012, January-June
This page lists the statistics for school bond, tax and budget votes held in the first six months of 2012 in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
The states of Arizona and Colorado did not to have any school measures on their local ballots in January - June, 2012.
The overall approval rate was 75.9%.
The average approval rating for school property tax votes was 84.9% in the nine states which had issues on their ballots. The average approval rating for school bond elections was lower with an approval rating set at 61.6% in a total of 10 states (California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin).
The 258 school bond measures voted on in January - June 2012 totaled $6,275,330,000. Of that total sum which was voted on, $4,119,930,000 was approved (65.7%).
Overview
The table below collects the amount of measures approved and defeated for the first half of the year. As a comparison, the number of measures in the same category from 2011 are also shown. The 2011 numbers represent the measures voted on during the same time period, January to June of 2011.
| Type of school finance measure | # of measures approved 2012 (2011) | # of measures defeated 2012 (2011) | % approved 2012 (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonds | 159 (65) | 99 (83) | 61.6% (43.9%) |
| Taxes, tax levies | 348 (227) | 62 (81) | 84.9% (73.7%) |
| Totals: | 507 (292) | 161 (164) | 75.9% (30.0%) |
School Bond Votes
- See also: List of 2012 School bond measures
Of the eight states which had bond measures on their ballots in January-June 2012, only Illinois had an approval rating below 50 percent. Overall approval of bonds for January-June 2012 was 61.6%.
Of the states followed on the site, California had the most school bonds voted on with a total of 34 measures with 24 being approved; this led to an approval rating of 70%. Of all the states included in the table, Texas had the most measures voted on in January-June 2012 with a total of 53 measures, 42 of those being approved by voters; the approval rating in January-June 2012 was 70%. Oregon had the lowest number of school bonds voted on, just 6 bond measures were asked and 5 gained approval from voters. The states of California, Missouri, Oregon and Texas all had approval ratings above 70%.
Texas has state database which lists all the school bond elections for the year and statistics were pulled from that database to be included in this table. However, those were not followed in detail throughout the year on Ballotpedia.
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Legend Winning percentage above 70% Winning percentage below 50% |
| State | Approved | Defeated | % approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 24 | 10 | 70% |
| Illinois | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| Michigan | 21 | 19 | 52% |
| Missouri | 21 | 4 | 84% |
| Ohio | 10 | 5 | 67% |
| Oregon | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| Texas[1] | 42 | 11 | 70% |
| Washington | 9 | 7 | 56% |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 5 | 68% |
| Totals: | 159 | 99 | 61.6% |
Total Bond Money
The table below shows how much money was voted on in bond measures for local schools. The amounts show how much bond money was approved in the state and how much did not get approved, totals are in millions and include just those measures voted on in January-June 2012.
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Legend Winning percentage above 70% Winning percentage below 50% |
| State | Approved | Defeated | % approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $1,836,350,000 | $464,195,000 | 80% |
| Illinois | $18,975,000 | $138,420,000 | 12% |
| Michigan | $307,450,000 | $374,600,000 | 45% |
| Missouri | $240,930,000 | $115,500,000 | 68% |
| Ohio | $395,270,000 | $102,900,000 | 79% |
| Oregon | $89,560,000 | $40,000,000 | 69% |
| Texas[1] | $638,045,000 | $202,285,000 | 76% |
| Washington | $487,950,000 | $653,200,000 | 43% |
| Wisconsin | $192,000,000 | $64,300,000 | 75% |
| Totals: | $4,119,930,000 | $2,155,400,000 | 65.7% |
School Property Tax Votes
There were nine states which had property tax measures on their ballots for January-June 2012; of those states, all but Oregon had more measures approved then defeated. Overall approval of property tax measures for January-June 2012 was 84.9%.
Washington had the most school property tax measures voted on with a total of 201 measures with an approval rating of 95%. Oregon had an approval rating of 0%, there were just two measures asked and both were defeated. Florida had the highest approval rating, 100%, but there was only 1 measure on the ballot.
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Legend Winning percentage above 70% Winning percentage below 50% |
| State | Approved | Defeated | % approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 11 | 5 | 68% |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| Illinois | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| Michigan | 70 | 11 | 86% |
| Missouri | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| Ohio | 65 | 25 | 72% |
| Oregon | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Washington | 191 | 10 | 95% |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 6 | 67% |
| Totals: | 348 | 62 | 84.9% |
School Budget
No states covered by Ballotpedia had school budget votes during January-June 2012, but the New York State Education Department keeps a listing of school budget votes for the year so those numbers have been included in this table.
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Legend Winning percentage above 70% Winning percentage below 50% |
| State | Approved | Defeated | % approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York[2] | 653 | 24 | 96% |
| Totals: | 653 | 24 | 96% |
Totals
The table below collects all the ballot issues which were voted on January-June 2012, added to the listing of the three previous tables are school income taxes and school redistricting measures. Only Illinois had an approval rating below 50%, most of the states had their school measures widely approved by voters.
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Legend Winning percentage above 70% Winning percentage below 50% |
| State | Approved | Defeated | % approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 35 | 15 | 70% |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| Illinois | 7 | 12 | 37% |
| Michigan | 91 | 30 | 75% |
| Missouri | 27 | 5 | 84% |
| New York | 653 | 24 | 96% |
| Ohio | 85 | 34 | 71% |
| Oregon | 5 | 3 | 62% |
| Texas | 42 | 11 | 79% |
| Washington | 202 | 17 | 92% |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 11 | 67% |
| Totals: | 1,171 | 166 | 87.5% |
See also
- Approval rates of local school bond and tax questions in 2012, July-December
- Approval rates of local school bond and tax elections (2012)
- Local ballot measure elections in 2012
- School bond and tax elections in 2012
- Where to find information about local school bond and tax elections
Articles
- $6 billion in school bonds decided at the ballot box
- Local school property tax measures and approval ratings on the rise in 2012
- 2012's school bond measures exceed 2011 records in bond dollars and approval ratings
Footnotes
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