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#voter turnout
  • Fight to Vote
    Early Voting for Georgia’s Senate Runoffs May Point to Record Turnout
    December 21, 2020
    | Steven Rosenfeld
    Turnout levels are ahead of the same period before the presidential election.
  • Fight to Vote
    Guns at the Polls
    October 28, 2020
    | Tom Perkins
    Michigan court sides with gun advocates to reverse firearm ban at polls
  • Moyers on Democracy
    Early Turnout Gives No Indication of the Likely Result
    October 28, 2020
    | David Dayen

    This already blows away the 47 million who voted early in 2016, with a week and a day to go. And that tells you approximately nothing about the outcome of the presidential election or any other race on the ballot.

  • Democracy & Government
    The Oregon Idea — Make Voting Easy
    October 19, 2016
    | Hedrick Smith
    Though some states' efforts to suppress voter turnout have been rampant, others are trying to make it easier for citizens to cast ballots on Election Day.
  • Society
    Will the Biggest Generation Seize the Day Nov. 8?
    September 21, 2016
    | Panyin Conduah
    In a close election, millennials could cast the deciding votes. But will they show up at the polls?
  • Democracy & Government
    Obama Voices Support for Making Election Day a National Holiday
    May 13, 2016
    | Emily Atkin
    Making Election Day more accessible for everyone could boost America's low voter turnout.
  • Society
    Will Americans Set a New Record for Political Apathy in 2014?
    July 23, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    A study suggests that it could be a banner year for staying home on Election Day.
  • Prepare for a Thrashing of the Democratic Process
    June 27, 2013 | Group Think
    Voting rights expert Gilda Daniels says that the SCOTUS decision will mean a widening gap between black and white voter turnout.


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