PA Votes is our statewide voter engagement and education initiative. For the past five years, we’ve partnered with organizations across Pennsylvania to reach communities that are often overlooked in elections. With support from our national partners, we provide resources, training, and hands-on support to help organizations build their capacity to seamlessly weave nonpartisan voter engagement into their day-to-day work—whether through outreach, events, or community programs.
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Tuesday, November 4th is Election Day!
- Polls are open on Election Day from 7 AM – 8 PM
- Last day to register to vote: Monday, October 20th
- Last day to request a mail-in or absentee ballot: Tuesday, October 28th
Get Involved with PA Votes
Get Involved
Reach out to our Community Engagement Manage to learn how to get involved
Resources
Tools to help make your voter engagement activities a success
Voting and Housing Justice
Why should housing advocates, providers, and tenant leaders care about voter engagement?
Our Partners
Check out all of our past and current partners in voter education and engagement
OUR WORK ON VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
Our democracy has wide gaps in voter participation tied to race, income, age, and disability. When large portions of a community do not vote, their needs, including the basic need of shelter, are often disregarded.
Community organizations can play a significant role in narrowing these participation gaps.
People are more likely to participate when contacted by someone they know.
Voters respond best to other people — especially friends, neighbors, and community-based agencies that are familiar and trusted.
Effective community organizations work hard to develop trusting relationships with the citizens in their communities. It is through these relationships that they can encourage greater civic participation in policy decisions that impact the lives of those they serve.
Leading up to the 2020 Presidential, 2022 Midterm, and 2024 Presidential Elections, the Housing Alliance worked with community organizations across Pennsylvania to close voter participation gaps through nonpartisan voter engagement and education.
In partnership with Nonprofit Votes, these efforts have engaged nearly 7,000 voters across 2020 and 2022 — and in 2024, through collaboration with the National Low Income Housing Coalition and 37 local partners, 83% of those engaged turned out to vote either by mail or in person.
The PA Votes Initiative, created by the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, continues to increase voter turnout among low-income voters who otherwise may have been unlikely to vote.
HEAR FROM OUR PAST PARTNERS
“If anyone is doing direct service, it ties in very seamlessly. If you are someone that a person looks to as a source of hope, they will respect your message.”
–Bradbury Sullivan LGBT Community Center
“We wanted to work with the Housing Alliance because of the great tools and resources that help us to make voting a priority”
-Parkview Towers
“Voting is not a one-time thing. It requires constant education and information sharing to your residence. PA Votes gave us the tools to do that”
–Allentown Housing Authority
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RESULTS BELOW!
83% of Individuals Engaged Through Our Voter Engagement Initiative Turned Out to Vote in 2024
Discover the on-the-ground strategies behind this success through three partner case studies.
2020 & 2022 Voter Engagement Results
27 organizations joined us in 2020 and 2022 to engage 6,800 voters across both election years…
2020 Voter Registration and Engagement by 19 PA Votes Partner Sites Leads to Boosts in Voter Turnout
Rural and Small Town Engagement
Featuring Our Partner Center for Independent Living of South Central Pennsylvania
Unlocking the Power of Immigrant Communities
Featuring Our Partner HDC MidAtlantic
PA Vote 2020 Report
Voting is often the first step to greater civic participation. We need people who have lived the problem to provide input into the policies that are designed to help them.
