New York City's ranked-choice voting system, implemented in 2019 for municipal primaries, allows voters to rank candidates by preference. In the lead-up to a closely contested Democratic primary, campaigns are focusing on educating voters about this voting method. Exit polls from the 2021 mayoral election indicated that a significant majority of voters ranked multiple candidates. The New York Working Families Party is analyzing election data to promote more progressive candidates in future elections, while reflecting on previous outcomes and voter behavior in ranked-choice elections.
After the 2021 mayoral election, exit polling by Common Cause found that 83 percent of Democratic voters ranked at least two candidates, demonstrating engagement with ranked-choice voting.
The city adopted ranked-choice voting for municipal primaries in 2019, allowing voters to rank up to five candidates in order of preference, enhancing voter choice.
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