Reform No. 03

Open Primaries to Independents

Permit unaffiliated voters to participate in federal primary elections in every state.

35%

of Congress documented cosponsoring this reform

187 of 536 members

CongressVoters

Democrats

70%79%

Republicans

1%65%

Independents

67%70%

Voter figures: Emerson College / RealClear, commissioned by Unite America (an advocacy organization), Jan 2026.

Vehicle in the 119th Congress

Let America Vote Act
House · HR 155 · 119th Congress
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Also crediting cosponsors of prior versions

What it does

The Let America Vote Act would require states to permit unaffiliated voters to participate in federal primary elections, and provide funding incentives for states to open their state and local primaries.

How members will be scored

Recorded as supporting if they are a cosponsor of the Let America Vote Act, or have a documented public position in favor of opening federal primaries.

Where Congress stands.

How this is scored

A member counts as Supports if they sponsored or cosponsored Let America Vote Act (H.R. 155), or one of three bills that carry it, signed a discharge petition to force one to a floor vote, or cosponsored a matching bill in an earlier Congress while still serving today. Everyone else is Unknown: no documented signal, which is not the same as opposition. Floor votes aren't scored, so nobody is marked Opposes.

These bills are carried almost entirely by Democrats, so the share supporting reflects cosponsorship of these specific bills, not agreement with the reform itself. A Republican at zero usually means they haven't cosponsored this vehicle, not that they oppose the reform.

Which bills count

Let America Vote Act (H.R. 155)
For the People Act (H.R. 1) (prior Congress)
Freedom to Vote Act (S. 2747) (prior Congress)

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