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2026 ballot measure forecast

Arizona Proposition 316

Cap local grocery taxes at 2 percent

Caps municipal sales taxes on food for home consumption at 2 percent and requires voter approval for new or higher food taxes. The forecast has Yes at 60.1 percent against the 50 percent it needs, a 83% chance to pass.

Likely to passStatute referred by the legislatureOther taxesUpdated October 17, 2026
Chance to pass
83%
2,000 simulations
Forecast Yes
60.1%
80% range 46 to 72
Needs
50%
a simple majority
Polling average
None
No public polls found

County forecast

15 of 15 counties vote Yes
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Where the Yes vote lands
needs 50
2035506580
History and structure
60.1% Yes
Polls
None
Forecast
60.1% Yes
Yes leans
Republican
Rule to pass
Simple majority of votes cast on the measure.
The campaign

Referred by the Republican led Legislature, bypassing Gov. Hobbs. No campaign finance figures found.

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Polls of the measure

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedYesNoUndecidedYes, adjusted
No public polls of this measure. The forecast rests on how comparable measures have run and how it reached the ballot.
How this is built
Proposition 316 is forecast as a other taxes measure whose Yes vote leans Republican. Comparable measures from 2018 to 2024 set how far its Yes share moves with Arizona's partisanship and with each county's 2024 presidential vote, and how it reached the ballot moves it further. Polls then pull the forecast toward them by recency and size, after splitting undecided voters two to one for No. Sources: newsfromthestates.com, azfamily.com, axios.com. All measures.