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On-Chain Governance Calculator

Calculate your voting power, effective influence at typical turnout, proposal eligibility, and the cost to reach key governance thresholds in DAOs like Uniswap, Aave, or Compound.

Inputs

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Results

Effective influence (%)

0.1%

Voting power (% of supply)0.02%
Total voting tokens150,000
Can create proposalsNo
Tokens needed to propose2,350,000
Cost to reach proposal ($)$3,525,000.00
Quorum contribution (%)0.38%
Voting power value ($)$225,000.00
Total execution time (days)9
Cost to control majority ($)$112,275,001.50
Quorum Usd60,000,000
Can Swing Vote0
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Total Token Supply and your token holdings (Your Tokens + Delegated to You) to calculate your voting power.
  2. Set the Quorum Requirement % (e.g., 4% for Uniswap) and Average Voter Turnout % for your protocol.
  3. Enter the Proposal Threshold % — the minimum tokens needed to create a governance proposal.
  4. Set Voting Period Days and Timelock Days to understand the governance timeline from proposal to execution.
  5. Review Your Voting Power %, whether you can create proposals, and the Cost to Control a Majority to assess governance dynamics.

What each input means

Total token supply
Total supply of the governance token.
Your tokens held
Governance tokens you directly hold.
Delegated to you
Tokens delegated to you by other holders.
Quorum requirement (%)
Minimum voter participation for a proposal to pass (Uniswap = 4%).
Average voter turnout (%)
Typical percentage of tokens that vote on proposals.
Proposal threshold (%)
Minimum tokens needed to create a proposal (Uniswap = 0.25%).
Voting period (days)
Duration of the voting window.
Timelock delay (days)
Mandatory delay between vote passing and execution.
Token price ($)
Current market price of the governance token.

What each result means

Effective influence (%)
Your share of votes at typical turnout. Over 50% = you can swing any vote.
Voting power (% of supply)
Your voting power as percentage of total token supply.
Total voting tokens
Sum of held and delegated governance tokens.
Can create proposals
Whether you meet the proposal creation threshold.
Tokens needed to propose
Additional tokens needed to reach proposal threshold.
Cost to reach proposal ($)
USD cost to acquire enough tokens for proposal rights.
Quorum contribution (%)
Your voting power as a percentage of the quorum requirement.
Voting power value ($)
USD value of your total governance token position.
Total execution time (days)
Time from proposal to execution (voting + timelock).
Cost to control majority ($)
USD cost to acquire enough tokens for simple majority at typical turnout.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Total token supply = 1000000000, Your tokens held = 100000, Delegated to you = 50000, Quorum requirement (%) = 4 = 9 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Effective influence
    Effective influence = typicalVoterTokens > 0
    0.1 = 0.1%
  3. Calculate Voting power
    Voting power = (totalVotingPower / totalSupply) * 100
    0.015 = 0.015%
  4. Calculate Total voting tokens
    Total voting tokens = yourTokens + delegatedTokens
    150000 = 150000

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