The Alternative Vote can increase representation of women and people of color in US elections
Posted on What's New Sarah John on July 27, 2018

Across both the states and Congress, those who are elected often do not reflect the age, gender and ethnicity of their constituents. For many, the way that the US elects its politicians is now no longer fit for purpose.
Read moreWhy 2016 was a Stronger Year for Incumbents
Posted on What's New Sarah John on November 11, 2016

The 2016 U.S. House election was a better election for incumbents than 2014, and one in which the nation was split down the middle. The incumbency bump added eight points to the average incumbent’s margin of victory and only 12 seats (3%) of seats changed hands.
Read moreMonopoly Politics Projections for 2016 US House Election 100% Accurate
Posted on What's New Sarah John on November 11, 2016

In what many might have been assumed to be an unpredictable election, FairVote was able to project the outcomes of over 80% of U.S. House seats with 100% accuracy two years ahead of Election Day 2016.
Read moreIncumbency, Gerrymandering or Geography? Explaining the Democrats' Inability to Win the U.S. House
Posted on Quick News Sarah John on November 06, 2016

On Sabato’s Crystal Ball, Professor Alan I. Abramowitz writes that it is incumbency, not gerrymandering that is the reason the Democrats are unlikely to win a U.S. House majority, even with a Clinton landslide. FairVote agrees, to a point.
Read moreAustralians cast RCV ballots in a House of Representatives election that’s too close to call
Posted on What's New Sarah John on July 08, 2016
On Saturday, Australians headed to the polls to vote in the ranked choice voting elections for their national legislature. FairVote gives an overview of the campaign and the rise of early voting and voting by mail in Australia.
Read moreVoters' Second Choices Help Choose London Mayor
Posted on Quick News Sarah John on May 06, 2016
In a high turnout election, voters in London, England, headed to the polls yesterday to choose their mayor and city legislature. The city uses a “supplementary vote” system, in which voters indicate their first and second choice for mayor. If no candidate wins a majority of voters’ first choices, an instant runoff between the two candidates with the most votes takes place.
Read moreThe 2016 Irish elections
Posted on What's New Sarah John on February 24, 2016

A brief run-down on the 2016 Irish elections
Read moreStraw poll shows Cruz emerging as candidate with majority support
Posted on What's New Sarah John on February 01, 2016

To get a better sense of who is leading the ever-exciting Republican presidential race, Saul Anuzis, former State Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, created a ranked choice voting (RCV) poll on our partner app, Civinomics.
Read moreNew Jersey 2015 State Legislative Elections: The Predictive Power of Partisanship and One Party Rule
Posted on What's New Sarah John on November 13, 2015
New Jersey’s 2015 state election is striking for the predictive power of partisanship and the proportion of voters who are locked out of representation by a state legislator of their preferred political party. Under multi-winner RCV, most New Jerseyans would be able to cast a meaningful vote for a candidate of choice in the General Assembly and few voters would be trapped in a district without a representative from their preferred party.
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