New poll shows majority support for proportional representation

Fix Our House and New America partnered with Verasight to get a sense of Americans’ support for the core principles of proportional representation. Most Americans aren't spending their time thinking through the details of various PR systems, but  we found very strong support for PR's component parts.

• Support for proportional representation outnumbers opposition by 2:1 (50% support, 24% oppose). This holds true for Republicans, Democrats, and Independents alike.
• Majority support (54%) for House expansion with 150 new members (27% oppose)
• Strong majorities (70-80%) express concern with various examples of disproportionality
• 79% say party labels are somewhat or very helpful
• 57% say America would be better off with more parties

This public support isn't the result of some big national awareness campaign -- nor is it the result of politicians or talking heads pointing to proportional representation. Neither of those things is happening. These numbers show that much of the American public already supports the underlying principles of proportional representation.