LGBTQ women voters may help decide the 2020 Presidential election – Project LPAC in Gender on the Ballot
September 11, 2020
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%)
Read the full post in Gender on the Ballot.
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In 2019, Project LPAC released research showing that LGBTQ women were among the most Democratic-leaning groups in the U.S., and enthusiastic in donating their time and money to progressive causes. This year’s 2020 research, again conducted by Project LPAC with Lake Research Partners (LRP), delved even deeper on LGBTQ women and confirmed those results. LGBTQ women – a voting bloc of almost 6.7 million people* – are overwhelmingly Democratic, are highly engaged with the issues the country faces today, and above all else are superstar volunteers, activists, contributors, advocates and voters for progressive candidates and causes. The survey shows that one key to tapping into LGBTQ women’s vast appetite for taking political action is for organizations, candidates, and campaigns to speak out on the issues LGBTQ women care about most – racism, healthcare, the environment, LGBTQ rights, gun control, and abortion access. Read the rest of “LGBTQ Women as a Progressive Force” here .
Project LPAC Senior Research Director Lisa turner is quoted extensively in a new article published in Ms. Magazine, “Democrats Are Overlooking a Key Demographic: LGBTQ Women.” From the article: Lisa Turner is political director of LPAC, the only national organization working to elect LGBTQ women to political office. And she knows how to make that happen. A longtime Democratic organizer, Turner’s had a hand in electing some of America’s most prominent LGBTQ women including Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Now, she and LPAC are leading the fight to make 2020 the year more LGBTQ women are elected than ever before. Read the full story by Jim Grossfeld at Ms. Magazine here .
