Straight-ticket voting, also known as straight-party voting, is a practice in American politics where a voter selects every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballot. This means that instead of voting for each race individually, a voter can check a box and vote for all of a partys candidates. Straight-ticket voting options differ from state to state, and currently, only a few states allow straight-ticket voting, including Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. However, some states that previously had straight-ticket options have repealed them.

Supporters of straight-ticket voting argue that it saves time at the polls, mitigates the possibility of making an error on the ballot, and decreases rates of voter fatigue. However, critics argue that it makes it nearly impossible for third-party candidates to gain traction and allows extremists within a party to be elected.

Straight-ticket voting only involves the partisan section of the ballot, meaning that if an individual wishes to vote in a non-partisan race or for or against a proposal, they have to cast those votes individually. Straight-ticket voting was more common in the past, but it has experienced a steady decline through the 2000s as a result of many political factors.