Ranked Choice Voting in US Elections
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State and local governments
- Amherst, Massachusetts: Adopted charter in 2018 with ranked choice voting and passing implementation statute before projected first use in 2021.
- Basalt, Colorado: Adopted in 2002 and will be used when three or more candidates run for mayor
- Berkeley, California: Adopted in 2004 and has been used since 2010 to elect the mayor, city council and city auditor
- Benton County, Oregon: Adopted by voters in 2016 and will first be used in 2020 for general elections to the county commission
- Cambridge, Massachusetts: In use since the 1940s in multi-winner RCV form for the nine seat city council and six seat school board elected citywide
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: Adopted in 2006 and fused since 2009, in elections for 22 city offices, including mayor and city council in single winner elections and some multi-winner park board seats
- Oakland, California: Adopted in 2006 and fused since 2010 for a total of 18 city offices, including mayor and city council
- Portland, Maine: Adopted in 2010 and fused in 2011 and 2015 for electing mayor
- Maine: Adopted in 2016 and to be first used in June 2018 for all state and federal primary elections
- San Francisco, California: Adopted in 2002 and used since 2004 to elect the mayor, city attorney, Board of Supervisors and five additional citywide offices
- San Leandro, California: Adopted as option in 2000 charter amendment and used since 2010 to elect the mayor and city council
- Santa Fe, New Mexico: Adopted in 2008 and used since March 2018 for mayor, city council, and municipal judge
- St. Paul, Minnesota: Adopted in 2009, used since 2011 to elect the mayor and city council
- Takoma Park, Maryland: Adopted in 2006 and used since 2007 in all elections for mayor and city council
- Telluride, Colorado: Adopted in 2008 and used since 2011 to elect the mayor when three candidates run, as in 2011 and 2015
For overseas voters in runoffs
- Arkansas: Adopted in 2005, first used 2006, and was extended to all local runoffs in 2007
- Alabama: By agreement with a federal court, used in special election for U.S. House, 2013; became law for all federal primary runoffs in 2015
- Louisiana: Adopted and used since the 1990s for state and federal general election runoffs; also includes out of state military voters.
- Mississippi:Adopted in 2014 for use in federal runoffs.
- South Carolina: Adopted and first used in 2006 for state and federal runoffs
- Springfield, Illinois: Adopted in 2007 and used since 2011
Advisory, option or contingent measures
- Memphis, Tennessee: adopted by voters in 2008, awaiting implementation readiness
- Davis, California: adopted in 2006 as an advisory referendum for fair representation form of RCV and awaiting state law change
- Ferndale, Michigan: adopted by voters in 2004, awaiting implementation readiness
- Santa Clara County, California: approved by voters as option in 1998
- Sarasota, Florida: adopted by voters in 2007, awaiting implementation readiness
- Vancouver, Washington: approved by voters as option in 1999
