Country over party.

Unite America is a philanthropic venture fund that invests in nonpartisan election reform to foster a more representative and functional government.

Vision

Solving the Primary Problem

We are focused on addressing the biggest solvable problem in politics today — how partisan primaries disenfranchise millions of voters and disincentivize our leaders from working together to solve problems.

Our Solutions

Open primaries to all voters & candidates

Require majority winners for elections

End partisan gerrymandering

Our Priorities

News & Analysis

The Latest Stories

The latest Unite America press hits, analysis, explainers, partner storytelling, and more.

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11.6.2024

Unite America Statement On Initial Results Of Election Reform Ballot Initiatives

Washington, D.C. Votes To Open Primaries To Independents, Giving Over 75,000 Independent Voters A Voice

Voters To Decide Historic Number Of Election Reforms Amid Ferocious Opposition From Political Elites

Analysis: 87% Of U.S. House Elections Already Determined In Primaries By Just 7% Of Americans

History-making year for open primaries; voters send all six initiatives to November ballot

Montana becomes the fifth state with an open primaries initiative on the ballot

Takeaways from Alaska's open primary: 357K independents had the right to vote; more general election competition

Arizona's Open Primaries Initiative Has Enough Signatures for the Ballot, Continuing Historic Year for Reform

Statement on "Shocking" Primary Problem Milestone: 75% of the House is Already Decided

Takeaways From Washington's All-Candidate Primary: More Competitive Races, Newhouse Survives

4% of Arizona voters elected about 80% of its U.S. House seats

It’s Official: Washington D.C.’s “Initiative to Let Independents Vote” Qualifies for the November Ballot

Colorado Becomes Sixth State to Submit Signatures to Put Primary Reform on the Ballot

Let America Vote Act Would Allow 23.5M Independents to Vote In Primaries

Bipartisan “Let America Vote Act” Represents Single Greatest Expansion of Voting Rights in Half a Century

Nonpartisan Primaries Increase Primary Turnout

Colorado primary recap: 4% of voters decided 82% of the State House

“You’ve Been Pre-Elected!” Half of U.S. House Already Effectively Elected in Primaries

Stand against the Colorado Legislature's effort to thwart the will of voters

Gov. Polis vows to "successfully implement any ballot initiative" on election reform

The Impact of Instant Runoff Voting on Representation for Women and People of Color

Reforming Elections: Nick Troiano & Judy Woodruff of PBS on Nonpartisan Primaries

Breaking the Partisan Doom Loop: Nick Troiano on Politicology

The Motion to Vacate: Exposing the Primary Problem's Grip on Congress

Nick Troiano discusses the Primary Problem & the Motion to Vacate on Morning Joe at MSNBC

One reason why Colorado's Legislature is so polarized

Report: Fewer than 1 in 5 eligible Colorado voters are casting ballots in competitive elections

Idaho primaries: Everybody pays for them, far from everyone votes

Super Tuesday Ep. 2024: The Return of the Primary Problem

Nick Troiano Explores Political Reform on 'Where We Go Next' Podcast

Nick Troiano joins CBS News to explain how to 25% of House could be effectively decided Super Tuesday

Nick Troiano Speaks with Steve Hilton about The Primary Solution

From Inspiration to Publication: The Top Five Books Behind "The Primary Solution"

Nick Troiano on Chuck ToddCast: The Primary Solution to Rescue Democracy

Nick Troiano Discusses Democracy Reform on Matt Lewis Podcast

Nick Troiano Discusses Election Reform Solutions in The Primary Solution | The Purple Principle Interview

Nick Troiano joins Andrew Yang to discuss "The Primary Solution"

Nick Troiano Discusses Democracy Reform at The Fulcrum Democracy Forum

Nick Troiano Joins Nick Halaris to Discuss "The Primary Solution"

Report: 23.5M Independent Voters Are Disenfranchised in 2024 Primaries

Nick Troiano Discusses "The Primary Solution" on Faithful Politics Podcast

Mr. Troiano Doesn’t Go to Washington, But Ms. Peltola Does

New Book: America’s Broken Politics Starts with America’s Broken Primaries

5 Key Takeaways from Nick Troiano and Lawrence Lessig

Nick Troiano on 'Another Way' with Lawrence Lessig

New UA Institute Report: Three key takeaways about Alaska's innovative election system

Nick Troiano on Morning Joe to discuss "The Primary Solution"

Statement on Louisiana’s “taxpayer-funded power grab”

The Washington Post covers the "Chaos Caucus"

South Dakota's Major Step Toward Nonpartisan Primaries

Nick Troiano Discusses Partisan Polarization and Reform Solutions on ABC Prime News

Looking Back to Leap Forward: 2023's Achievements and 2024's Aspirations to put Voters First

NPR explains the "Primary Problem" in the U.S.

The audience for tonight’s GOP debate? 1% of the electorate.

Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Eliminating Partisan Primaries, Requiring Majority Winners

No election system is an island – why more states must eliminate partisan primaries

Nick Troiano writes "No Labels and its critics miss the point: It’s the system, stupid"

Unite America Co-Chair, Kent Thiry, writes about the need for presidential primary reform

The Atlantic covers "A Radical Idea for Fixing Polarization"

The Good Things California’s ‘Top Two’ Elections Have Wrought

An Antidote for Our Ultra-Polarized Politics

The Problem with Partisan Primaries

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Investment

Investing in Democracy

Unite America is the leading, cross-partisan community of philanthropists working to accelerate and scale the democracy reform movement. We support party-neutral reforms that improve representation, increase accountability, and put voters first.

$70M

dollars invested in election reform

Our Strategy

23M

voters with better representation

Our Victories

Impact

Movement Momentum

We are working state by state to liberate America from the Primary Problem and improve governance across the country. Since 2019, Unite America has invested in 50 successful election reform campaigns at the state and local level. Hover over the map below for a summary of each victory.

Proof of Concept

The Primary Solution in Alaska

Since 2019, Unite America has been the largest investor to help win, implement, and defend the country’s first top-four nonpartisan primary and instant run-off general election in Alaska.

Upon first use in 2022, the new system increased participation, improved representation, and dampened polarization.

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Unite America is proud to support dozens of state campaigns and national organizations working to advance election reform and put voters first.

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From Unite America’s executive director, Nick Troiano, The Primary Solution describes how to fix the biggest solvable problem in American politics today: partisan primaries.

‍The Primary Solution is available for order at Simon & Schuster. Get your copy today! All proceeds benefit Unite America.

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Solving the Primary Problem

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The Latest Stories

Unite America Statement On Initial Results Of Election Reform Ballot Initiatives

Washington, D.C. Votes To Open Primaries To Independents, Giving Over 75,000 Independent Voters A Voice

Voters To Decide Historic Number Of Election Reforms Amid Ferocious Opposition From Political Elites

Meaningful Vote Percentage: A New Metric to Understand American Politics

The Case for Open Primaries

All-Candidate Primaries Lessen the Impact of Money in Politics

Analysis: 87% Of U.S. House Elections Already Determined In Primaries By Just 7% Of Americans

History-making year for open primaries; voters send all six initiatives to November ballot

Montana becomes the fifth state with an open primaries initiative on the ballot

Takeaways from Alaska's open primary: 357K independents had the right to vote; more general election competition

Arizona's Open Primaries Initiative Has Enough Signatures for the Ballot, Continuing Historic Year for Reform

Statement on "Shocking" Primary Problem Milestone: 75% of the House is Already Decided

Takeaways From Washington's All-Candidate Primary: More Competitive Races, Newhouse Survives

4% of Arizona voters elected about 80% of its U.S. House seats

It’s Official: Washington D.C.’s “Initiative to Let Independents Vote” Qualifies for the November Ballot

Colorado Becomes Sixth State to Submit Signatures to Put Primary Reform on the Ballot

Let America Vote Act Would Allow 23.5M Independents to Vote In Primaries

Bipartisan “Let America Vote Act” Represents Single Greatest Expansion of Voting Rights in Half a Century

Nonpartisan Primaries Increase Primary Turnout

Colorado primary recap: 4% of voters decided 82% of the State House

“You’ve Been Pre-Elected!” Half of U.S. House Already Effectively Elected in Primaries

Stand against the Colorado Legislature's effort to thwart the will of voters

Gov. Polis vows to "successfully implement any ballot initiative" on election reform

The Impact of Instant Runoff Voting on Representation for Women and People of Color

Reforming Elections: Nick Troiano & Judy Woodruff of PBS on Nonpartisan Primaries

Breaking the Partisan Doom Loop: Nick Troiano on Politicology

The Motion to Vacate: Exposing the Primary Problem's Grip on Congress

Nick Troiano discusses the Primary Problem & the Motion to Vacate on Morning Joe at MSNBC

One reason why Colorado's Legislature is so polarized

Report: Fewer than 1 in 5 eligible Colorado voters are casting ballots in competitive elections

Idaho primaries: Everybody pays for them, far from everyone votes

Super Tuesday Ep. 2024: The Return of the Primary Problem

Nick Troiano Explores Political Reform on 'Where We Go Next' Podcast

Nick Troiano joins CBS News to explain how to 25% of House could be effectively decided Super Tuesday

Nick Troiano Speaks with Steve Hilton about The Primary Solution

From Inspiration to Publication: The Top Five Books Behind "The Primary Solution"

Nick Troiano on Chuck ToddCast: The Primary Solution to Rescue Democracy

Nick Troiano Discusses Democracy Reform on Matt Lewis Podcast

Nick Troiano Discusses Election Reform Solutions in The Primary Solution | The Purple Principle Interview

Nick Troiano joins Andrew Yang to discuss "The Primary Solution"

Nick Troiano Discusses Democracy Reform at The Fulcrum Democracy Forum

Nick Troiano Joins Nick Halaris to Discuss "The Primary Solution"

Report: 23.5M Independent Voters Are Disenfranchised in 2024 Primaries

Nick Troiano Discusses "The Primary Solution" on Faithful Politics Podcast

Mr. Troiano Doesn’t Go to Washington, But Ms. Peltola Does

New Book: America’s Broken Politics Starts with America’s Broken Primaries

5 Key Takeaways from Nick Troiano and Lawrence Lessig

Nick Troiano on 'Another Way' with Lawrence Lessig

New UA Institute Report: Three key takeaways about Alaska's innovative election system

Nick Troiano on Morning Joe to discuss "The Primary Solution"

Statement on Louisiana’s “taxpayer-funded power grab”

The Washington Post covers the "Chaos Caucus"

South Dakota's Major Step Toward Nonpartisan Primaries

Nick Troiano Discusses Partisan Polarization and Reform Solutions on ABC Prime News

Looking Back to Leap Forward: 2023's Achievements and 2024's Aspirations to put Voters First

NPR explains the "Primary Problem" in the U.S.

The audience for tonight’s GOP debate? 1% of the electorate.

Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Eliminating Partisan Primaries, Requiring Majority Winners

No election system is an island – why more states must eliminate partisan primaries

Nick Troiano writes "No Labels and its critics miss the point: It’s the system, stupid"

Unite America Co-Chair, Kent Thiry, writes about the need for presidential primary reform

The Atlantic covers "A Radical Idea for Fixing Polarization"

The Good Things California’s ‘Top Two’ Elections Have Wrought

An Antidote for Our Ultra-Polarized Politics

The Problem with Partisan Primaries

Investing in Democracy

dollars invested in election reform

voters with better representation

Movement Momentum

The Primary Solution in Alaska

Unite America is proud to support dozens of state campaigns and national organizations working to advance election reform and put voters first.

Order The Primary Solution today!

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