Every Vote Builds a City

Understanding municipal elections and why housing depends on them

What the heck is a "municipal" anyway? A simple question I’ve gotten a few time recently, with a simple answer, municipal means city. These are the local races that decide who represents you on city council or town commission. Local municipal elections are a really important part of shaping the future of our communities.

And believe it or not, these elections are often decided by just a small number of votes, a few hundred ballots, or even fewer. Hometown Holler recently pulled the statistics from 2023 and it shows clearly how a minority of voters actually vote in off year municipal elections.