Ranked Choice Voting Calculator

Candidate Setup

Input the candidates/options for the RCV election using the field below (they should appear on the side).
Once ready, start the election with the button at the bottom of this page.

List of Candidates

About

Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) helps to elect a candidate who reflects a majority of voters in a single election even when several viable candidates are in the race. RCV is a way to ensure elections are fair for all voters. It allows voters the option to rank candidates in order of preference: one, two, three, and so forth.
This calculator is for races where voters select one winner. If a candidate receives more than half of the first choices, that candidate wins, just like in any other election. However, if there is no majority winner after counting first choices, the race is decided by an "instant runoff." The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voters who picked that candidate as ‘number 1’ will have their votes count for their next choice. This process continues until there’s a majority winner or a candidate won with more than half of the vote.
Reference: FairVote