Ranked choice voting makes use of more information from the voters than plurality voting. stefanamer/Getty Images December 2, 2025 Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner‑take‑all system used to elect nearly every US politician Ismar Volić, Wellesley College; Andy Schultz, Wellesley College, and David McCune, William Jewel College Ranked choice voting largely avoids the pitfalls of plurality voting, giving voters the power to express their true candidate preferences rather than being strategic.
