Research

Snapshot: Mayors in RCV Cities

RepresentWomen's January 2023 snapshot of women's representation in RCV cities — 40% have women mayors and women hold 52% of city council seats where ranked choice voting is used.

Ranked choice voting has positive impacts for women's representation in politics; this snapshot displays women's representation in cities that have implemented RCV as of January 2023. Twelve of 30 cities (40%) have women mayors. Read more about RCV and women's representation in our 2023 memo here.