Dear John, We’re excited to share our annual year-in-review report, highlighting all the most important developments for ranked choice voting (RCV) in 2024. This new report is a one-stop shop for information on RCV elections, ballot measures, legislation, and research. Here are a few key takeaways: - New exit surveys and election results confirmed that once voters use RCV, they understand it, like it, and want to keep it.
- Alaska used RCV to vote for president, Congress, and state legislature. For the second time in a row, bipartisan majority coalitions formed to lead its legislature. Maine also gave voters more choice with RCV elections for president and Congress.
- Portland, OR elected a historically diverse City Council in the city’s first use of proportional RCV.
- Despite the rise of a well-organized opposition, nearly 4 million voters across the nation voted for better elections with RCV on Election Day 2024.
- RCV won majority support in every city where it was on the ballot, most notably with an overwhelming win in Washington, DC — 73%-27%.
- Alaska voted to continue using RCV and open primaries, though democracy reform ballot measures struggled at the statewide level elsewhere.
- Major pieces of pro-RCV legislation, including the Fair Representation Act, Ranked Choice Voting Act, and Voter Choice Act, were introduced or re-introduced in Congress in 2024.
Read the full report here, and stay tuned for more news from us in the coming months – another important year for RCV. If you’re able, please join us by investing in our work as we drive toward better representation and government for all. Sincerely,
Deb Otis
FairVote Director of Research and Policy | 
