Nov 03 Watch 1:51 What can be done to motivate young voters? Students answer By Student Reporting Labs From focusing on local issues and making voting a requirement to lowering the voting age, middle and high school students from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs got ideas from teenagers across the country about how to motivate young people to… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 8:04 Why Florida Democrats need young people and Puerto Rican voters to turn out this election By Yamiche Alcindor, Frank Carlson In the last two governors’ and presidential races, the winners in the state have been determined by razor-thin margins. This year, the results could hinge on the participation, or lack thereof, of three groups: retiree, young voters, and an influx… Continue watching
Nov 20 What does voter turnout tell us about the 2016 election? By Michael D. Regan Hillary Clinton trails President Obama's 2012 totals by more than 2 million votes, while President-elect Donald Trump is nearly even with the tallies of former GOP nominee Mitt Romney. Continue reading
Nov 06 Why is voter turnout so low in the U.S.? By Michael D. Regan The U.S. ranks 31st out of 35 countries for voter turnout, based on voting age populace. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 9:58 How polls and campaign tactics are shaping up in critical states By PBS News Hour This campaign season, the electoral map has undergone major upheaval -- and the race could come down to just a handful of critical states. For insight into what's motivating voters in hotly contested Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and New… Continue watching
Mar 25 Trump isn't the only factor driving record Republican turnout By Daniel Bush Through the latest round of voting on Tuesday, Republican turnout was 58 percent higher than at this point in the 2012 primaries. But there are several other factors contributing to the rise in primary GOP turnout that have little to… Continue reading
Feb 03 2016 voters will be most diverse ever By Kenya Downs Voters in this year’s presidential election will be some of the most diverse ever, according to the Pew Research Center. By Election Day, nearly one-in-three eligible voters will be Hispanic, black, Asian or any other racial and ethnic minority. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 3:18 What to watch from the Iowa caucuses By PBS News Hour Political director Lisa Desjardins joins Gwen Ifill to break down a few things to watch for in tonight’s caucuses, including key areas for both parties, the kind of voters Democratic candidates are hoping for and an app that streamlines the… Continue watching
Jan 27 For such a key race, Iowa's voter turnout remains surprisingly low By Daniel Bush As the first voters of 2016, Iowans play an outsize role in shaping the presidential primary races. Even so, only one in five registered voters in Iowa shows up to caucus, leaving just a sliver of partisan activists to anoint… Continue reading
Oct 04 Interactive map: Does same-day registration affect voter turnout in the U.S.? By Zachary Green, Andrew Mach View NewsHour's interactive map to compare voter turnout as well as same-day registration laws state to state. Continue reading