The Voter Turnout Gap may be Even Bigger than we Think

"Democracy … only works if the folks that are voting, that are offering their voice, represent the needs, the values of the [entire] country."

Ben Deufel, vice president of innovation, learning and impact at the Voter Participation Center

The Voter Participation Center and the Center for Voter Information, the two liberal-leaning non-profit groups that released the report last week focusing on increasing participation among what they call the “New American Majority” – unmarried women, voters younger than 35 and people of color, all constituencies that mostly vote Democratic (even though Republicans have made recent gains among some of them).