How to Read the 2026 Midterms: Five Numbers We’re Watching on Election Night
Five experts from New America’s Political Reform program offer five indicators that could reveal where American politics goes next.
Electoral Reform
As the 2026 Midterms Approach, the Congressional Gerontocracy Continues
Candidates could move the needle slightly on the age divide. But reliably bringing younger voices into Congress will require structural change.
New Survey Finds Broad Support for Proportional Representation
A new poll by New America and Fix Our House shows Americans support the principles of proportional representation.
Letters
Oscar Pocasangre's letter responding to Samuel Moyn's essay on gerontocracy was published in Harper's Magazine.
Americans Are Tired of Political Parties. This Approach Offers Hope.
New York’s Working Families Party shows the promises of associational party building.
Mixed-Member Proportional Representation and the U.S. House of Representatives
A new paper published in Political Research Quarterly by Oscar Pocasangre, Alex Keena, and Natasha Romero-Moskala co…
The SAVE Act Is the Wrong Way to ‘Nationalize’ Elections. There’s a Better One.
American elections need more federal consistency. But Lee Drutman says there’s a better, nonpartisan way.
U.S. Democracy Has Repaired Itself Before. Here’s How We Can Do It Again.
Lee Drutman wrote for Vox on the patterns of dysfunction within American democracy and what can be done to repair it.
The Political Scientist Reigniting Interest in a Multiparty System
Lee Drutman was named as one of the Washington Post's "Next 50" for 2026 for his work on proportional representation and electoral reform.
The House of Representatives is Too Small. Here Is One Way to Fix It.
Lee Drutman was interviewed for a Vox explainer video on increasing the size of the US House.
When Lawmakers Won’t Act, Voters Can
Maresa Strano was interviewed on the Democracy Lab podcast about the past, present, and future of ballot initiatives.
Who Read What in 2025
Lee Drutman's book Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop was selected by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan as the best book he read in 2025.
Why California’s Prop 50 Is a Victory for Democracy—Even in Its Irony
Maresa Stano writes on how California’s Prop 50 proves the importance of direct democracy in building voters’ power.
Expanding Citizen Led Ballot Initiative Access with Maresa Strano New America
Maresa Strano was on Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda to discuss the intricacies of ballot initiatives.