Democracies that use proportional systems consistently show higher turnout, more accurate representation, more competitive ...

Texas Republicans have redrawn their US House map five years early, aiming to flip up to five Democratic seats in next year’s election. The move ignited a nationwide “high-stakes showdown” over ...

In American politics, the people are supposed to choose their leaders. However, in state after state, it’s increasingly the opposite: politicians choose their voters. The evidence of democratic ...

As states from Texas to California debate and vote on new electoral maps, Americans are both learning about – and often disgusted by – the scale of gerrymandering in their states. The result is that ...

Exploring alternatives to single-member districts and the recent cycle of gerrymandering. By Nate Cohn The redistricting wars have fallen out of the headlines over the last few weeks, but that doesn’t ...

PR is the principle that a party’s share of votes should match its share of legislative seats. Systems built on that principle treat votes for candidates as votes for their parties, too. Thus, it ...

Note: The following transcript was transcribed digitally and validated for accuracy, readability and formatting by an OPB volunteer. Dave Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB. I’m Dave Miller. In ...

Imagine a Congress where politicians of different ideologies work together to pass legislation reflecting what most Americans want. This isn’t hypothetical; it’s how Congress worked for much of the ...

Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic began, urban America is still sick. In New York City, crime and disorder, soaring housing costs, and dysfunctional government have left only 14 percent of voters ...