John,

We’re on the brink of losing our next generation of voters in the Commonwealth. According to the Department of State, more than 1.7 million Pennsylvanians — of all ages — who are eligible to vote aren’t registered at this very moment. Far too many are disengaged from the political process, which puts our democracy in peril.

Our youth find access to the ballot even more challenging. The 26th Amendment granted 18-year-olds the right to vote, but far too many are disillusioned about politics, skeptical of elected officials, and navigating turbulent times. It is an institutional failure on the part of so many.

John, here at the New Pennsylvania Project, we’re hard at work trying to fix that. Can you donate today to help us continue our important work and save the next generation of voters?
DONATE NOW The youth are our future — and maybe, with some help, they can be our present. Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election was decided by less than 35,000 votes. Without the edge of 150,000 young voters, it would have gone very differently.

Now, for the 2022 elections, research ranks Pennsylvania’s youth vote as the most significant in the nation. But the same research shows we need to invest in uplifting them for that to happen.

Right now, we’re failing at that. According to a January 2022 research report from The Civics Center, less than one-in-four 18-year-olds who are eligible to vote are actually registered to vote in time for the 2022 midterm elections.

This may only be true because older folks have apparently deemed civic education a lower priority than banning books or pushing a CRT boogeyman narrative on the misinformed. When we provide voting-age students with the information they need to help make their lives and the lives of their family members better, we’ll see an energized young electorate.

John, it’s critical we ensure that the youth make it to the polls every election to build power in their communities and join the electorate. Will you donate today to help us reach them?