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Proportional representation has majority support in new poll : NPR
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Key Points:
- A new poll reveals significant support among U.S. voters for replacing the current winner-take-all, single-member district system with proportional representation in House elections, which would allocate multiple representatives per district based on party vote share.
- About half of the 1,000 respondents favored proportional representation, including a majority of younger, educated, left-leaning voters and 60% of Trump voters with an opinion, despite limited awareness of the system.
- Voters expressed openness to coalition governments and were not overly concerned about the potential rise of more extreme parties under proportional representation, viewing current parties as already extreme.
- Experts note widespread voter dissatisfaction with the two-party system and emphasize the need for a national conversation about electoral alternatives, as most Americans are unfamiliar with such reforms in practice.
- The poll also found majority support for expanding the House by 150 members, a move seen as necessary to make proportional representation politically viable by reducing incumbent fears of losing seats.
