Resources on Ranked Choice Voting
A curated list of high-quality resources on ranked choice voting (RCV) / preferential voting. Use them for theory, implementation, critiques, examples, and empirical studies.
Overview & Advocacy / Educational
Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center
Library of guides, implementation tools, FAQs
FairVote
Research, data, advocacy on electoral reform and RCV
Ballotpedia: Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)
Survey of literature and academic studies on RCV
Ranked-Choice Voting — Center for Effective Government
Primer format introduction to RCV
Ranked choice voting: An explainer and 3 tips for reporters
Journalists' Resource guide
Implementation, Policy & Design
Ranked Choice Voting in Practice: Implementation Considerations for Policymakers
NCSL comprehensive guide
Center for Civic Design
Best practices for ballot layout, voter education, results displays
What We Know About Ranked Choice Voting, Updated for 2025
American Bar Association / election law
Ranked Choice Voting White Paper
Institute for Responsive Government
Empirical / Theoretical / Critical Articles & Papers
An Examination of Ranked Choice Voting in the United States, 2004-2022
Empirical study of real RCV elections
An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Ballot Truncation on Ranked-Choice Electoral Outcomes
Research on ballot truncation effects
Optimal Strategies in Ranked Choice Voting
Computational / strategic analysis
Ranked Choice Voting and Political Polarization
NYU Law study
Demographic Disparities Using Ranked-Choice Voting?
Ranking difficulty, under-voting, and the 2020 Democratic Primary
Voter Participation with Ranked Choice Voting in the United States
Kimball study on voter participation
Voter Satisfaction with Ranked-Choice Voting
Duke University research
Voter Information Search and Ranked Choice Voting
Journal article on voter information behavior
Support for Ranked Choice Voting and Partisanship of Voters
Anthony, Kimball, Santucci study