Proportional Representation

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

Americans at a polling booth casting a ballot

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

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

The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives

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Report / In Depth

The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives

Lee Drutman co-authored a paper on enlarging the House with Jonathan D. Cohen, Yuval Levin, and Norman J. Ornstein.

Dec 9, 2021

Lee Drutman

Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

Trending Topics

What Parents of Young Kids Want: Insights from the 2026 National Parent Survey

New America Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

The Care Disconnect: Americans Misjudge Care Realities, But Know Families Need Help

A Model for Associational Party Building

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

Demystifying Disability in a Changing World

Rebuilding American Democracy Through Public Participation

Ten Lives

Amy J. Nelson’s The Arms Control Paradox

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

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

The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives