Voters are sick of the two-party system. A new poll shows they're open to big changes
A new poll indicates that a significant portion of American voters are open to replacing the current winner-take-all election system with proportional representation. Supporters argue this change could reduce gerrymandering and improve political fairness.
Why it matters
Public interest in electoral reform suggests a growing dissatisfaction with the two-party system and a desire for more representative government structures.
Amid growing frustration with both major political parties, voters are open to some big changes.
A new poll , commissioned by supporters of election reforms and shared with NPR, shows there is significant support for upending winner-take-all U.S. House elections and single-member congressional districts and instead moving toward proportional representation , a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.
Elections Many voters say Congress is broken. Could proportional representation fix it? Earlier this summer, about 500 democracy and legal experts sent a letter to Congress urging members to consider proportional representation as a solution to the redistricting brinksmanship set off by President Trump last year.
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