Welcome to the Center for Inclusive Democracy!
The Center for Inclusive Democracy (CID) at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy is a leading nonpartisan research center focused on elections, voting behaviors, and electoral and political participation.
Founded by political sociologist Dr. Mindy Romero, CID’s studies have been widely used to inform public policy at all levels of government, as well as empower local communities seeking to eliminate disparities in social and economic well-being of the electorate.
During the 2024 General Elections, be sure and check CID’s website regularly for new research and reports on voting policies and election processes, as well as data updates to our Voting Location and Outreach Tool, now available in 14 states.
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CID presents new research on the voting power of women of color in the U.S. The brief analyzes differences in voter turnout by gender in the U.S., nationally and by congressional district, revealing geographic hot spots where Black and Asian-American women, along with Latinas have the potential for an even greater impact on the upcoming election.
This research brief is the fourth in a series by CID on the strength of the Latino, Asian-American and Black Vote in the U.S.
Click here for the report.
The Center for Inclusive Democracy at the USC Price School of Public Policy releases a new research report analyzing voter turnout in the 43 competitive U.S. congressional districts. The report found that in most of these districts, the number of eligible Asian-American, Black and Latino voters who did not vote in 2022 was greater than the margin of victory in many of those districts’ House races—and often by a significant amount.
Click here for the congressional district report.
Click here for the press release.
Click here for other reports in this series examining turnout in battleground states and at the national level.
In response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, vote-by-mail ballots were used by an unprecedented number of voters in the presidential election. In the same year, some states introduced or expanded the availability of a vote-by-mail ballot tracking tool to their voters. Two years after this expansion, the 2022 midterm election cycle continued to see large shares of voters in these states using vote-by-mail ballots. This report examines ballot tracking use in the 2022 general election in three states that adopted the tool - California, Colorado, and Georgia – to better understand who is using the tool, their preferences, and how their voting behaviors differ from those who don’t use the tool.
Click here for the report.
Click here for the press release.
Using recently updated citizen voting-age population estimates based on the 2020 Decennial Census, a new California voter turnout report from the Center for Inclusive Democracy at the USC Price School of Public Policy has found that more than 40% of Asian-American and Latino eligible California voters—an estimated 5.4 million—did not vote in the 2020 general election. In 2022, that percentage rose to 60%, equating to 8.6 million eligible Asian-American and Latino voters who did not cast a ballot, signaling a significant opportunity to mobilize these population groups and narrow turnout gaps come November.
CID’s new battleground state research briefs provide an up-to-date profile of Latino, Asian-American, and Black voting power in swing states and highly contested states. These briefs examine the changing demographic landscape in each state, the participation of Latino, Asian-American, and Black eligible voters in general elections, and identifies the potential electoral influence voters of color could have on national and local elections. The study also includes a breakdown of the role that voters of color will play in the 2024 elections.
