The mission of the Voter Participation Program is to increase voter participation among historically disenfranchised communities. For over 20 years, Project Vote has developed and run large-scale voter registration drives and Get Out the Vote programs that placed paid canvassers—occasionally volunteers—of local community organizations in high traffic sites in neighborhoods of color.
Currently, Project Vote fulfills this mission by providing specialized technical help to partner organizations and nonprofit service providers who want to run voter engagement efforts within their constituencies, and by contributing leadership, knowledge, and critical infrastructure to the civic engagement sector.
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State Voter Registration Guide: Iowa
This guide covers who is eligible to register in the state, the deadlines for submitting registrations, and the state laws governing voter registration drives. Read more
Research Memo: First-Time Voters in the 2008 Election
In this research memo, Lorraine C. Minnite examines trends among new voters in 2008, particularly the surge in turnout among minority an low-income voters. Read more
Video: 2010 GOTV Effort in St. Louis
A video highlighting the 2010 GOTV effort conducted by Project Vote and the Missouri Citizens Education Fund in St. Louis. Read more
An Analysis of Who Voted (and Who Didn’t Vote) in the 2010 Election
In this research memo, Lorraine C. Minnite and Jody Herman look at who voted (and who didn’t vote) in the 2010 election. Read more
Video: 2010 GOTV Effort in Philadelphia
A video highlighting the 2010 Get Out the Vote effort conducted between Project Vote and Action United Education Fund of Pennsylvania. Read more
Research Memo: Debunking the Tea Party’s Election Night Message
In this research memo, Lorraine Minnite examines public expectations and attitudes toward government as the context for analyzing the 2010 federal midterm election results. Read more
What Happened to Hope and Change? A Poll of 2008 Voters
This report summarizes the findings of a poll, conducted in July 2010, which reveals that most Americans are dissatisfied with the current state of the country, but a clear majority of them want their government to do more, not less. Read more
What Happened to Hope and Change? How Fascination with the Tea Party Obscures the Significance of the 2008 Electorate
Less than two years after the 2008 election, the rising American electorate has been largely forgotten, their issues ignored, and their voices drowned out by “Tea Party” rhetoric. Read more
Representational Bias in the 2008 Electorate
A new report, Representational Bias, identifies disparities in the changing American electorate. Read more
The Demographics of Voters in America’s 2008 General Election: A Preliminary Assessment
In this memorandum, Jody Herman and Lorraine Minnite assess demographic shifts that took place in the 2008 general election compared to the 2004 general election. Read more