A new nationwide poll from FairVote and Lake Research Partners surveyed Americans who voted for third-party and independent candidates for president. Key findings include:
- 87% of third-party voters say they are aware of ranked choice voting (RCV). 86% say they support it.
- These voters preferred Donald Trump over Kamala Harris. In the poll, Jill Stein voters (66%), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voters (59%), and Chase Oliver voters (a 36% plurality) all preferred Trump to Harris.
- Given a choice between only the two major-party candidates, most third-party voters would still vote, but 13% say they would not and 5% are not sure.
- These voters are ideologically committed to voting third-party. They like and trust third-party candidates, strongly dislike the two-party system, and strongly dislike the status quo.
The November survey included 538 people who voted for Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee; Chase Oliver, the Libertarian nominee; and independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West.