exploring voter participation + demographics at the precinct level
Dig into maps depicting voter participation in local elections and Portlander demographics. How might these maps help us think about effective voter education strategies?
how did portland voters respond to the city’s first ranked-choice ballot?
How did Portland voters respond to the City’s new ranked choice ballot in November 2024? Now that the election is behind us, we can begin to answer some of these questions using ballot data and post-election polling results.
webinar: portland’s first ranked-choice election – a closer look
Guest speakers Miranda Everitt (FM3), Shannon Grimes (Sightline) and Will Mantel (FairVote) share insights into questions like: Did election outcomes live up to expectations? How did voters feel about ranking candidates? And, what are national points of comparison?
portland’s district 4 election shows how the new voting system rewards open-mindnedness
Why was Eric Zimmerman, not Eli Arnold, elected to the third and final Council seat in District 4? Voters who are open to going beyond their ideological favorites can change the outcome of close races.
webinar: portland votes, data speaks: insights from portland’s first rcv election
Last November, Portland voters used ranked choice voting for the first time. Does the elected city council generally reflect voter preferences? Were voters of color able to elect candidates of choice? How many ballot errors did voters make? Guests Moon Duchin and Chris Donnay from the Data and Democracy Lab explore these questions.
6 good things to expect from portland's ranked choice voting election
As someone passionate about data and democracy, I have spent the past year researching ranked choice voting. Here are six benefits I anticipate from Portland’s city council elections this fall.