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New Jersey Voters on Political Extremism, Political Parties, and Reforming the State’s Electoral System

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New Jersey Voters on Political Extremism, Political Parties, and Reforming the State’s Electoral System

Survey reveals voters understand that a rigid and polarized two-party system is undermining our democracy—and that it will not self-correct.

Nov 22, 2022

Lee Drutman

Going Beyond the 2022 Midterms—What We’re Watching

The Thread

Going Beyond the 2022 Midterms—What We’re Watching

New America’s Political Reform team takes a look at some of the bigger & broader trends that we should focus on during this election season.

Nov 2, 2022

Oscar Pocasangre, Mark Schmitt, Lee Drutman, Maresa Strano, Hollie Russon Gilman, Lizbeth Lucero

The Case for Fusion Voting and a Multiparty Democracy in America

Report / In Depth

The Case for Fusion Voting and a Multiparty Democracy in America

American democracy is stuck in a hyper-partisan “doom loop” of escalating division and polarization.

Sep 29, 2022

Lee Drutman

An Open Letter to Congress

Testimony / In Short

An Open Letter to Congress

More than 200 political scientists, legal scholars, and historians call for the adoption of proportional representation for the U.S. House.

Sep 19, 2022

What We Know About Redistricting and Redistricting Reform

Report / In Depth

What We Know About Redistricting and Redistricting Reform

A systematic analysis of the claim that redistricting commissions can improve the fairness of redistricting.

Sep 19, 2022

Lee Drutman

January 6 Select Committee Investigation Preview: What We’re Watching Ahead of the Hearings

In Short

January 6 Select Committee Investigation Preview: What We’re Watching Ahead of the Hearings

What will the January 6 hearings mean for our democracy?

Jun 8, 2022

Mark Schmitt, Maresa Strano, Lizbeth Lucero, Alexandra Stark, Lee Drutman

How Democracies Revive

Report / In Depth

How Democracies Revive

While it’s not hard to imagine the fall of American democracy, this essay makes the case for resisting the prevailing pessimism.

Apr 28, 2022

Lee Drutman

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

Report / In Depth

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

This report presents the findings of 15 original studies on the effects of ranked-choice voting and related electoral reforms.

Mar 30, 2022

Lee Drutman, Maresa Strano

Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

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Report / In Depth

Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

Hollie Russon Gilman co-authored a Columbia World Projects report on how universities can restore trust in elections.

Feb 22, 2022

Hollie Russon Gilman

Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship

Report / In Depth

Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship

A large survey experiment tests how voters evaluate ranked-choice voting after reading how it works and arguments for and against it.

Feb 3, 2022

Joseph Anthony, David C. Kimball, Jack Santucci, Jamil Scott

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

A Model for Associational Party Building

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation

Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

New America Fellows

Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Services Through Policy and Practice

Wired for Equity: Bridging the Disability Gap in Classrooms

The AI Agenda: Exploring the Trump Administration’s Approach to AI Literacy and Use

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New Jersey Voters on Political Extremism, Political Parties, and Reforming the State’s Electoral System

Going Beyond the 2022 Midterms—What We’re Watching

The Case for Fusion Voting and a Multiparty Democracy in America

An Open Letter to Congress

What We Know About Redistricting and Redistricting Reform

January 6 Select Committee Investigation Preview: What We’re Watching Ahead of the Hearings

How Democracies Revive

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship