Poll finds growing US support for proportional representation

People are so sick of our 2-party system that half of Americans in this new poll support switching to a multi-party proportional representation system. Let's do it! As soon as we get rid of Trump, let's pass the Fair Representation Act for proportional ranked choice voting via multiwinner districts.

"While support was highest among younger, more educated, more left-leaning voters, Drutman found that 6 in 10 Trump voters who have an opinion on proportional representation said they back it, too."

🧵 Today in “What people really want, even though most do not recognize it, is <more> & <stronger> parties & some form of proportional representation”

"Amid growing frustration with both major political parties, voters are open to some big changes. A new poll... shows there is significant support for upending winner-take-all U.S. House elections and single-member congressional districts." www.npr.org/2026/08/10/n...

Former MP @morricemike.bsky.social is making proportional representation his non-negotiable demand in a minority government if elected Green Party leader! Replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation puts power back where it belongs: with voters. www.therecord.com/opinion/colu...

The two party system should have never been allowed. George Washington warned us about embracing strong parties and he was right. Of course, the two parties will not go quietly. www.npr.org/2026/08/10/n...

Americans want electoral change. We favor: 🔵 Proportional representation 🔵 More political parties 🔵 More members of Congress www.fixourhouse.org/new-poll-sho...

Proportional representation is one of the changes needed to end the current duopoly and establish a truly democratic government. A growing number of people are supporting it. www.npr.org/2026/08/10/n...

They want our bodies in the total that earns the seats, while gerrymandering us out of voting power and proportional representation. They want seats that don't owe us anything. New essay: medium.com/@ashleewooda...

This reminds me of that time Current Affairs argued that proportional representation was bad because it presented less opportunities for the left to hijack the parties people actually voted for www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/06...

New polling from @newamerica.org and @fixourhouse.bsky.social shows significant voter support for moving away from winner-take-all elections in the U.S.—and openness to new systems like proportional representation: www.npr.org/2026/08/10/n...

At this point, I'd be happy with political parties that weren't corporation bought and paid for. 🙄 www.npr.org/2026/08/10/n...

"A new poll suggests many Americans may be more open to major changes in the U.S. electoral system than previously thought, including expanding the House of Representatives by 150 seats and adopting a form of proportional representation." @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/voters-back-...

I wonder if this is really true? I wonder if the problem is the thing many of us believe is democracy, just isn't. Any sort of first past the post electoral system is absolutely not democracy I am not actually disagreeing, just wondering out loud. Can proportional representation be more democratic?

Having some interesting discussions about proportional representation (PR). I thoroughly recommend Arend Lijphart's "Patterns of Democracy" as an excellent work of comparative political science, and solid on the pros/cons of PR