Voter Engagement
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The Badger State Primary (Primaries) in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
By the time that Wisconsinites cast our ballots in the presidential preference primary, we will have already voted in two primaries—and we have a couple more coming up later in the spring. Studies […]
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Everywhere is the Same Story: Voter Turnout!
2020 is an important electoral year in the United States. Voters have the opportunity to cast their ballot for a candidate to the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the […]
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Why Many Young People Don’t Vote – And How to Fix That
Voter turnout among young Americans has been dismal since 18-year-olds earned the right to vote with the passage of the 26th amendment in 1971. Even in 2018—a high water mark […]
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Small Potatoes? Do Idaho Primaries Matter?
Aligning with the nationwide trend away from caucuses, Idaho will hold presidential primary elections for both parties on March 10. This is the first time since 1976 both parties in […]
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The Spectacle of Presidential Primaries in Puerto Rico
Read this post in Spanish If it seems peculiar to you that the Republican and Democratic parties host presidential primaries in Puerto Rico, a non-incorporated territory of the US whose […]
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Civics in the Lion’s Den: How the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith promotes civic engagement on campus
Williams Yamkam, assistant professor and Chair of the campus chapter of the American Democracy Project at the University of Arkansas, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. […]
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A Primer to the Super Primary in North Carolina
Jacob Smith, Lecturing Fellow at Duke University, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the RAISE the […]
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Studying Politics in an Early State: Lessons from Being ‘First in the South’
Gibbs Knotts, Professor of Political Science and Jordan Ragusa, Associate Professor of Political Science at the College of Charleston, are guest contributors for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views […]
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Iowa Caucus Training with a “Mock-cus”
Donna R. Hoffman, Christopher W. Larimer and Justin W. Holmes, faculty members in the Department of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa, are guest contributors for the RAISE […]
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Fostering Engagement in Primaries and Caucuses
Mike Cowburn, a PhD Candidate in Political Science at the Freie Universität, Berlin, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and […]