LGBTQ women voters may help decide the 2020 Presidential election – LPAC in Gender on the Ballot

 
 

Last year, Project LPAC’s foundational research on LGBTQ women’s civic engagement defined the group as a distinct political community. This year, the nonprofit’s latest research, again conducted with Lake Research Partners, points the way to getting this community of more than 6 million people to the polls in November, a turnout that could help decide the election results.

The new survey shows that the key to increasing LGBTQ women’s voter turnout in this election is to think about the community not as a monolith, but rather as three distinct voter groups that identify racism as a top issue they want elected officials to address in 2020:

  • Registered, decided voters (55%)

  • Registered, undecided voters (14%)

  • Unregistered voters (19%)

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September 10, 2020

 
 
 
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