Content Authored by Claire Daviss
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Oklahoma Voter Turnout Suffers without National Popular Vote Plan
- Posted: March 13, 2015
- Author(s): Claire Daviss, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Research & Analysis, Home
The current Electoral College system -- one that Oklahoma state legislators have the power to help change -- leaves Oklahoma voters at a disadvantage during and between presidential elections. A comparison of voter turnout patterns in Oklahoma and Virginia tells the story, contradicting inaccurate analysis from an Oklahoma think tank. -
Does the Candidate Determine the Battleground States in Presidential Elections?
- Posted: February 23, 2015
- Author(s): Claire Daviss
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Home
Many are making predictions on which states will be battlegrounds in the 2016 presidential elections. Certainly a state's underlying partisanship matters. (The closer the state, the more likely it will draw campaign attention.) But do a candidate's individual qualities shape the states he or she targets, and how much? -
Why Missouri Will Not Be a 2016 Presidential Campaign Battleground
- Posted: February 19, 2015
- Author(s): Claire Daviss, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Home
For more than a century, Missouri was called the "bellwether state" for its tendency to swing between Democrats and Republicans. But Missouri's days as a battleground state appear to be over, as the state has become more Republican in every election since 1996. Read what Missouri can expect in the 2016 presidential election. -
New Report! Fuzzy Math: Wrong Way Reforms for Allocating Electoral Votes
- Posted: January 28, 2015
- Author(s): Claire Daviss
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Research & Analysis, Home
Almost all states use the winner-take-all system to allocate their electoral votes during presidential elections, but fed-up with being ignored during presidential elections, some states are now considering alternatives. Fuzzy Math: Wrong Way Reforms for Allocating Electoral Votes, FairVote's latest report, reveals that not all alternatives are good ones. The best option for states is to adopt the National Popular Vote plan. -
Fuzzy Math: Wrong Way Reforms for Allocating Electoral Votes
- Posted: January 28, 2015
- Author(s): Claire Daviss, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Presidential Elections, Home, All Reports
States have a constitutional obligation to decide how they will allocate their electoral votes during presidential elections. Almost all states currently use statewide, winner-take-all rules, which gives all of the state's votes to the winner of the statewide popular vote. But some states have considered alternative methods, such as the whole number proportional system and the congressional district system. We look at the effect these systems would have on presidential elections. Neither system promotes majority rule, increases competitiveness nationwide, or ensures voter equality.
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Lower Presidential Election Turnout in Safe Republican States (Part II)
- Posted: December 4, 2014
- Author(s): Claire Daviss
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Home
Thirteen states have voted Republican in every presidential election since 1980. How does their voter turnout compare to the rest of the nation? FairVote shows their turnout is much lower... and the gap appears to be growing. (This blog updates previous findings from 2011.) -
Michigan Electoral College "Reform" and the National Popular Vote
- Posted: December 2, 2014
- Author(s): Claire Daviss, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Home
Today the Michigan Committee on Elections and Ethics met for the second time to hear testimony on a bill that would change the way that Michigan distributes its electoral votes. FairVote director Rob Richie weighed in, presenting important new analysis. -
A Guide to Good Policy for States Considering Electoral College Reforms
- Posted: November 12, 2014
- Author(s): Claire Daviss, Rob Richie
State legislators may soon consider changing the way they distribute electoral votes in presidential elections. Should they distribute electoral votes by congressional district? Should they distribute electoral votes proportionally? We weigh the various options and find that the national popular vote plan is the strongest policy by far. -
How Did Women Candidates Fare in 2014 U.S. House Races?
- Posted: November 6, 2014
- Author(s): Claire Daviss
- Categories: Fair Voting/Proportional Representation, Research & Analysis, Home
The results from the 2014 midterm elections are in. How did women candidates for the U.S. House do? Monopoly Politics 2014 projected the outcomes for 132 of the 162 women candidates for the U.S. House. Of those projections, at least 99% were correct. Find out what the midterm results mean for gender parity in elected offices, and why our projections matter. -
Battlegrounds and Spectators: How Campaign Attention Relates to Voter Turnout
- Posted: October 31, 2014
- Author(s): Claire Daviss, Rob Richie
- Categories: National Popular Vote, Home
In every presidential election, there are battleground states and spectator states. How does campaign attention affect voter turnout? We took a closer look at the causal relationship by focusing on states that have changed from battlegrounds to spectators and vice versa.