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ICYMI: We hosted a donor briefing last week. I talked for too long, as usual, but there was one part that I keep coming back to, and I want to share it with you. It’s a math lesson. I gave it at the briefing, and my friend, who has
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It’s been a minute since we sent a proper update, and a lot has happened. I want to walk you through what we’ve been building, because I think you’ll be impressed. I’m impressed, and I work here! The team grew. We brought on four new people:
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This message, like all my messages, will contain a lot of numbers. Bear with me. The numbers are the point. VoteAmerica just launched our permanent absentee voting (PAV) recruitment program in Michigan. I want to tell you why Michigan, what PAV actually does, and why this is the single most
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I want to tell you about a part of VoteAmerica that doesn’t get enough attention: our software. We build voter engagement tools. Register to vote, request an absentee ballot, find your polling place, pre-register before you turn 18, sign up for permanent absentee voting, track your ballot, add every
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Last Tuesday, nearly 4.5 million Texans voted in the March 3 primaries. That’s about 24% of registered voters, up from 17% and 18% in the 2018 and 2022 midterm primaries. It was the highest midterm primary turnout in the state’s recent history. The Texas Senate race became
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I’ll be honest: you haven’t heard from us in a while. That’s going to change. You’ll be hearing from me more often this year, with real updates about what we’re working on and what we’re learning, because I think the people who fund and/
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If you’ve supported VoteAmerica for any length of time, you know we’re relentlessly focused on turning out voters. That focus explains a few things about the linked 2023-2024 Annual Report. It’s dense with meaningful programs. It’s candid about what worked and what didn’t. And yes
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Across 2024, there was a steady stream of commentary insisting young voters were “shifting to the right.” Even at the time, the data didn’t support that. My read of the data pointed to a collapse in participation, not an ideological realignment. Now, just weeks after the 2025 elections, we
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America’s youngest voters are getting left in the dust. In 2024, turnout among 18- and 19-year-olds was 41%. That’s not just 20 points lower than the 2024 national average (63.7%), it’s also a full 6 points lower than even their slightly older peers, ages 20–29.
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It’s been a minute since you’ve heard from me. Or about 7 months, if we're being precise. This isn't because I haven't had anything to say. It's because I have been heads down, thinking, trying to make sense of what
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Today – November 5, 2024 – is Election Day. Millions of ballots have already been cast, and millions more will be cast today. We won't probably won't know who won tonight, and that's okay. First we cast the votes, then election officials count then ballots, and
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We’ve identified Michigan as a rising priority state, where it costs less than $2M to mobilize 400,000 students across 36 key campuses in the most competitive districts. One of the things I love most about what we do at VoteAmerica is how quickly we can pivot. The data