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Reed Hundt
December 7, 2018
Demographics, Voter Participation

In 2016, 136.7 million Americans voted out of an eligible population of 230.9 million. See www.electproject.org/2016g. 

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  • December 2018
    • Dec 14, 2018 Battleground versus Ignored Dec 14, 2018
    • Dec 13, 2018 Senate Votes to Require Political Nonprofits to Reveal Donors Dec 13, 2018
    • Dec 13, 2018 If They Asked Me Dec 13, 2018
    • Dec 12, 2018 Should Democratic Candidates Reject Super PACs? Dec 12, 2018
    • Dec 12, 2018 Make Your State Matter Dec 12, 2018
    • Dec 11, 2018 Former Senators Argue that the Senate Must Stand in Defense of Democracy Dec 11, 2018
    • Dec 11, 2018 Maybe Not Dec 11, 2018
    • Dec 10, 2018 Reducing the Role of the Unrepresentative Caucuses in 2020 Dec 10, 2018
    • Dec 10, 2018 Not Good, Part 2 Dec 10, 2018
    • Dec 7, 2018 The Supreme Court Considers Partisan Gerrymandering Dec 7, 2018
    • Dec 7, 2018 Not Good Dec 7, 2018
    • Dec 6, 2018 Making Media Matter Dec 6, 2018
    • Dec 5, 2018 National Election Good for Increasing Optionality in Candidates Dec 5, 2018
    • Dec 4, 2018 Primary Voting Dec 4, 2018
    • Dec 3, 2018 The History of America is the History of Race Dec 3, 2018
    • Dec 2, 2018 A Good Idea for Any Politician Dec 2, 2018
  • November 2018
    • Nov 26, 2018 A Dream Nov 26, 2018
    • Nov 25, 2018 Atlantic Is On It Nov 25, 2018
    • Nov 25, 2018 When the Majority Doesn't Rule Nov 25, 2018
    • Nov 24, 2018 Voter Registration Nov 24, 2018
    • Nov 24, 2018 How Big Turnout Could Be Nov 24, 2018
    • Nov 22, 2018 A Specific Vulnerability Nov 22, 2018
    • Nov 21, 2018 When Every Vote Does Matter Nov 21, 2018
    • Nov 21, 2018 60% Don't Matter Nov 21, 2018
    • Nov 19, 2018 Why Votes May Not Matter Nov 19, 2018
    • Nov 13, 2018 Watch: "A Totally Different Campaign" Nov 13, 2018
    • Nov 12, 2018 NQR: it's not really the Senate Nov 12, 2018
    • Nov 11, 2018 Join Us Tuesday in Ann Arbor! Nov 11, 2018
    • Nov 11, 2018 Will You Meet Me in the Middle... Nov 11, 2018
    • Nov 11, 2018 Nov 11, 2018
    • Nov 11, 2018 Veterans Day Nov 11, 2018
    • Nov 9, 2018 It's a Simple Question Nov 9, 2018
    • Nov 9, 2018 Plurality Good Enough to Maintain Two-Party System Nov 9, 2018
    • Nov 8, 2018 Updated - 2020 Forecast Nov 8, 2018
    • Nov 8, 2018 Founders Smart Nov 8, 2018
    • Nov 7, 2018 2020 Forecast Nov 7, 2018
    • Nov 7, 2018 Original Intent: Let the States Make Changes in the Election System Nov 7, 2018
    • Nov 6, 2018 Make It Easy Nov 6, 2018
    • Nov 6, 2018 Not A Democracy Nov 6, 2018
    • Nov 6, 2018 Feel The Same Way Now? Nov 6, 2018
    • Nov 5, 2018 What Happens When Texas Votes Nov 5, 2018
    • Nov 5, 2018 No State Benefits Nov 5, 2018
    • Nov 3, 2018 Write Another One, George Nov 3, 2018
    • Nov 2, 2018 The Great Blunder Nov 2, 2018
    • Nov 1, 2018 He Nailed It Nov 1, 2018
    • Nov 1, 2018 How To Defend Democracy Nov 1, 2018
  • October 2018
    • Oct 29, 2018 NYT Misses the Point Oct 29, 2018
    • Oct 26, 2018 Krugman Wrong Oct 26, 2018
    • Oct 26, 2018 The Past is Not A Perpetual Re-Run Oct 26, 2018
    • Oct 25, 2018 Who is Gary Abernathy and How Did He Get Printed in WaPo? Oct 25, 2018
    • Oct 25, 2018 No Need To Dismantle Oct 25, 2018
    • Oct 24, 2018 Things Have Changed Oct 24, 2018
    • Oct 23, 2018 Blast From the Past Oct 23, 2018
    • Oct 22, 2018 Non-Voters Oct 22, 2018
    • Oct 22, 2018 Some Like Democracy Oct 22, 2018
    • Oct 18, 2018 Learn More Oct 18, 2018
    • Oct 17, 2018 Our Cause Oct 17, 2018
    • Oct 16, 2018 What to Expect This Century Oct 16, 2018
    • Oct 16, 2018 Brennan Center: Voter Roll Purging Remains High in GA, NC, and FL Oct 16, 2018
    • Oct 16, 2018 The Electoral College Advantage Oct 16, 2018
    • Oct 13, 2018 Kerry Lost Popular Vote But Nearly Won Electoral College Oct 13, 2018
    • Oct 12, 2018 Americans Want Winner of Popular Vote to Always Be President Oct 12, 2018
    • Oct 11, 2018 Earnest Dialogue in Michigan Oct 11, 2018
    • Oct 11, 2018 Electoral College a Relic Conflicting with Constitutional Command: "One Person, One Vote" Oct 11, 2018
    • Oct 11, 2018 Democracy in Crisis: 57% Believe It Does Not Matter If They Vote Oct 11, 2018
    • Oct 10, 2018 Electoral College Debate in Full-Swing Oct 10, 2018
    • Oct 10, 2018 Presidential Campaigns Typically Ignore About 40 States. Oct 10, 2018
    • Oct 8, 2018 Kasich: ‘A pox on both houses’ for Kavanaugh confirmation process Oct 8, 2018
    • Oct 8, 2018 States Have All the Say on How They Use Their Electors Oct 8, 2018
    • Oct 8, 2018 Turnout Surge in Primaries Indicates 2018 Midterms Will Be Highly Contested Oct 8, 2018
    • Oct 6, 2018 How to Boost Turnout? Create the Proper Incentives for All Parties Oct 6, 2018
    • Oct 4, 2018 A Clear and Present Danger: and What To Do About It Oct 4, 2018
    • Oct 4, 2018 Sliding Away from Democracy: the Case of Poland Oct 4, 2018
    • Oct 4, 2018 The Supreme Court and the National Popular Vote Oct 4, 2018
    • Oct 3, 2018 Pew: "Voter Enthusiasm at Record High in Nationalized Midterm Environment" Oct 3, 2018
    • Oct 3, 2018 Allowing Democratic Decline Means Stifling Economic Growth Oct 3, 2018
    • Oct 2, 2018 National Popular Vote Would Help Protect Nation From Influence of Russian Disinformation Oct 2, 2018
    • Oct 2, 2018 Democracy East and West Oct 2, 2018
    • Oct 2, 2018 Politico: “The Electoral College Is a National Security Threat” Oct 2, 2018
    • Oct 1, 2018 Kid Hacks Voting Machine Replica in 10 Minutes! Oct 1, 2018
  • September 2018
    • Sep 28, 2018 The Wrong 'Checks and Balances' Sep 28, 2018
    • Sep 28, 2018 If Voting By Mail Increases Turnout, Why Aren't More States Using It? Sep 28, 2018
    • Sep 28, 2018 Vote-By-Mail Option Increases Turnout Sep 28, 2018
    • Sep 27, 2018 America's Voting Machines Are Vulnerable. How Can We Weaken Hacks? Sep 27, 2018
    • Sep 26, 2018 Disillusioned by a Broken System: Some Plan Not To Vote, Believing Their ‘Votes Do Not Count’ Sep 26, 2018
    • Sep 26, 2018 Essential Reading on Democracy: Dr. Carol Anderson’s One Person, One Vote Sep 26, 2018
    • Sep 26, 2018 "Will Florida’s Ex-Felons Finally Regain the Right to Vote?" Sep 26, 2018
    • Sep 25, 2018 A National Popular Vote Would Weaken The Impact of Cyberwar Sep 25, 2018
    • Sep 25, 2018 Competition Boosts Participation Sep 25, 2018
    • Sep 25, 2018 "Voting Should Be Popular... With Everyone" Sep 25, 2018
    • Sep 24, 2018 WSJ: "Americans tend to vote when they feel their vote will matter" Sep 24, 2018
    • Sep 24, 2018 "Time to Vote" Tries to Make Voting Easier Sep 24, 2018
    • Sep 24, 2018 Don't Penalize Voters For Where They Live Sep 24, 2018
    • Sep 22, 2018 Want To Save Liberal Democracy? Make Every Vote Count. Sep 22, 2018
    • Sep 21, 2018 “The Big Sort” and Anti-Dialogue Sep 21, 2018
    • Sep 21, 2018 Make Voting For President Easier... and Meaningful Sep 21, 2018
    • Sep 21, 2018 Democracy Can Surprise Us Sep 21, 2018
    • Sep 19, 2018 The 19th Amendment Sep 19, 2018
    • Sep 18, 2018 The 26th Amendment Sep 18, 2018
    • Sep 17, 2018 The 15th Amendment Sep 17, 2018
    • Sep 14, 2018 Madison's Nightmare Sep 14, 2018
    • Sep 13, 2018 Fast, Cheap, Personal, and Everywhere Sep 13, 2018
    • Sep 12, 2018 Make It Count Sep 12, 2018
    • Sep 11, 2018 Like Voters, Most Local Television Stations Were Left Out Of The 2016 Presidential Election Sep 11, 2018
    • Sep 10, 2018 Think Only One Party Has An Advantage in the Electoral College? Think Again. Sep 10, 2018
    • Sep 7, 2018 Fewer than 55% Of Voter-Age Americans Voted For President In 2016. A National Popular Vote Would Boost Turnout Significantly. Sep 7, 2018
    • Sep 5, 2018 Most Americans Want A Fairer Minimum Wage. How We Elect Our President Stands In the Way. Sep 5, 2018
    • Sep 4, 2018 How Much Is a Vote Worth? Sep 4, 2018
    • Sep 3, 2018 Most of America Left Out of 2016 Election Sep 3, 2018
  • August 2018
    • Aug 30, 2018 Splits Between the National Popular Vote and the Electoral College Are Becoming Common Aug 30, 2018
    • Aug 29, 2018 How Can We Make Politicians Serve Country Over Party? Aug 29, 2018
    • Aug 28, 2018 Current Election Rules Incentivize Voter Suppression Aug 28, 2018
    • Aug 27, 2018 Get Mad. Demand Reform. Aug 27, 2018
    • Aug 24, 2018 Don’t Blame Voters.  Don’t Blame Candidates. Fix the System Aug 24, 2018
    • Aug 22, 2018 Neither Party Pushes National Voter Turnout In Presidential Elections Aug 22, 2018
    • Aug 21, 2018 Our Current Presidential Election System Promotes Divisiveness Aug 21, 2018
    • Aug 20, 2018 Divisive Demographics or a Flawed Way of Electing a President? Aug 20, 2018
    • Aug 17, 2018 Americans Value Voting. So Should Our Elections. Aug 17, 2018
    • Aug 16, 2018 Few Votes Mattered in 2012 Aug 16, 2018
    • Aug 14, 2018 Many Voted, Yet Few Votes Made a Difference in 2016 Aug 14, 2018
    • Aug 13, 2018 Seniors Pack a Punch Aug 13, 2018
    • Aug 10, 2018 Madison's Confidence in Voters Aug 10, 2018
    • Aug 9, 2018 Parties Need More, Not Fewer Voters, To Thrive Aug 9, 2018
    • Aug 8, 2018 Why Democracy? Aug 8, 2018
    • Aug 7, 2018 Growing Autocracy Abroad Aug 7, 2018
    • Aug 6, 2018 The Voting Rights Act Turns 53 Aug 6, 2018
    • Aug 5, 2018 Every Vote Should Matter Aug 5, 2018
    • Aug 4, 2018 Foreign Adversaries Could Flip An Election By Hacking A Senate or Presidential Campaign Aug 4, 2018
    • Aug 3, 2018 Why Did So Many People Not Vote For President in 2016? Aug 3, 2018
    • Aug 2, 2018 Russians Used Facebook In An Attempt To Turn Voters Off of Democracy in Purple States Aug 2, 2018
    • Aug 1, 2018 Most Voters Favor Background Checks. 3-D Guns Bypass Them. Aug 1, 2018
  • July 2018
    • Jul 30, 2018 Why Were Most Voters Left Out of the 2012 and 2016 Presidential Elections? Jul 30, 2018
    • Jul 29, 2018 Here's a Question for Next Year's Bar Jul 29, 2018
    • Jul 29, 2018 THE "WINNER-TAKE-ALL" RULE ADOPTED BY 48 STATES WEAKENS VOTES Jul 29, 2018
    • Jul 28, 2018 The Way We Elect Our President Separates Voters Jul 28, 2018
    • Jul 27, 2018 Voters Taken For Granted Are Hurt by Steel Tariff Jul 27, 2018
    • Jul 26, 2018 Want Fair Trade? Count Votes Fairly Jul 26, 2018
    • Jul 25, 2018 How We Elect the President Makes Farmers an Easy Target in a Trade War Jul 25, 2018
    • Jul 24, 2018 New Ballot Measures to Stop Gerrymandering Jul 24, 2018
    • Jul 23, 2018 Regardless of Party, Americans Want President Who Wins the Most Votes, Poll Finds Jul 23, 2018
    • Jul 22, 2018 Count Votes Equally Jul 22, 2018
    • Jul 21, 2018 The Right to Vote For President Jul 21, 2018
    • Jul 20, 2018 States Have All The Options Jul 20, 2018
    • Jul 17, 2018 Campaigning Equals Governing Jul 17, 2018
    • Jul 16, 2018 The Consent of the Governed? Jul 16, 2018
    • Jul 15, 2018 We The People Jul 15, 2018
    • Jul 13, 2018 The MLB All-Star Game and the Electoral College Jul 13, 2018
    • Jul 12, 2018 A Challenge In California Jul 12, 2018
    • Jul 12, 2018 The Participation Gap Jul 12, 2018
    • Jul 11, 2018 Democracy's Debut Jul 11, 2018
    • Jul 10, 2018 Originalism and Presidential Elections Jul 10, 2018
    • Jul 6, 2018 A Better System for Everyone Jul 6, 2018
    • Jul 5, 2018 Voters Make Great Myth Busters Jul 5, 2018
    • Jul 4, 2018 The Consent of the Governed Jul 4, 2018
    • Jul 3, 2018 Losing Trust In Government Jul 3, 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 28, 2018 Party Upheaval Jun 28, 2018
    • Jun 27, 2018 An Uphill Battle Jun 27, 2018
    • Jun 15, 2018 A Path Towards Democracy Jun 15, 2018

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  • The Brookings Institution

  • Buzzfeed Politics

  • Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project 

  • Campaign Finance Institute

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  • The Caucus (NY Times)

  • Center for Public Integrity

  • Charlie Pierce

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