San Francisco District 4

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• San Francisco District 4
• (Sunset)
• Ranked Choice Voting
• Supervisor Race

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Methodology

• 6 Precincts
• 233 Total Surveys
• 118 Asians
• 7 Languages

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Asians Found Rank Choice Voting Helpful
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Asians Use RCV Properly
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District 4 Supervisor Race
Asian Voters 1st
Ron Dudum 16
Ed Jew 44
Jaynry Mak 21
Doug Chan 17
Houston Zheng 1
David Ferguson 2

• Asian voters favored Ed Jew overall
• Asians spread votes evenly among other top
  candidates

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District 4 Supervisor Race

• Non-Asians voters favor Dudum slightly over Mak
• Non-Asian voters spread votes between Asian and
  non-Asian candidates

Non-Asian Voters 1st
Ron Dudum 33
Ed Jew 16
Jaynry Mak 29
Doug Chan 8
Houston Zheng 1
David Ferguson 12
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District 4 Supervisor Race

• Asians who voted for Mak or Chan as their first
  candidate voted, unlikely to vote for Mak or Chan
  as second candidate
• RCV punishes candidates for negative campaigning

First Choice Second Choice (Jew) Second Choice (Mak) Second Choice (Chan) Second Choice (Dudum)
Mak 61 ----- 11 15
Chan 44 19 ----- 0
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District 4 Supervisor Race

• Negative campaigning drives Mak and Chan
  supporters to vote overwhelmingly for Jew as
  second choice
• If high Asian voter turnout, Jew will likely win
  District 4 race

First Choice Second Choice (Jew) Second Choice (Mak) Second Choice (Chan) Second Choice (Dudum)
Mak 61 ----- 11 15
Chan 44 19 ----- 0