The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 3 to 2. If there were 1590 no votes, what was the total number of votes?
If the ratio of yes votes to no votes was 3 to 2, then the total ratio of votes is 3+2 = 5.
This means for the 1590 no votes, there were 3/2 * 1590 = <<3/2*1590=2385>>2385 yes votes.
The total number of votes is 2385+1590 = <<2385+1590=3975>>3975. Answer: \boxed{3975}.