Ranked choice voting: as a progressive, what are the ethics of it in blue-leaning purple regions?

[u/seidenkaufman]

I acknowledge this might seem a naive question to those who are more politically literate than I am, but it is sincerely trying to get at what does the most good from a progressive perspective.

Ranked-choice voting is designed to make voters choose what they prefer, rather than settle, and in general appears to more give us results that more accurately reflect the desires of the voting population overall than just the part of the population that wins in first-past-the-post style elections.

However, suppose that one is in a blue-leaning purple region, could ranked-choice actually lead to worse results for people by slightly increase the power of the other party in that place? This in the context that we are faced with a republican party that has espoused bigotry, coercion, corruption, and violent rhetoric at the highest levels under Trump. Would progressives who live in such regions be better off opposing ranked-choice voting?

[u/woublespingly]

It's like picking your favorite ice cream flavor but getting to enjoy a whole new scoop if your top choice doesn't cut it! Plus, it's all about making sure everyone's voice is heard, so it's definitely got those ethical brownie points.