Data and Research
Our data and research team focuses on leveraging data to advance pro-democracy efforts, interpret and share stories, understand emerging threats, and support advocacy dedicated to expanding voting access. We proactively monitor voting issues, provide statistical analysis of policy impacts, and use our research to gain deeper insights into the complexities of the voting rights landscape.
The Uncounted Ballots of 2024 and
the 34,000 Ohioans Silenced at the
Ballot Box
Amid a national attack on voter access, Ohio’s 2024 election shows that anti-voter policies have real and lasting consequences for voters and should be a warning to everyone who values democracy. In 2024, All Voting is Local released The State of Provisional Ballots Post-HB 458 in Ohio, detailing January 2023’s passing of HB 458’s impact on Ohio voters. Before the bill’s passage, in Ohio, the provisional ballot was often called the ballot of last resort. Now, following HB 458’s implementation, tens of thousands of voters have been required to use a provisional ballot when voting, a drastic change compared to the steady decline in the use of provisional ballots in previous elections.
Our research found that 34,364 votes – 10,000 more than the number of provisional ballots rejected in 2020, despite lower voter turnout – did not count in Ohio in 2024, amounting to approximately 1 in 4 provisional ballot voters having their ballot rejected and their vote not counted.
The Effects of early in-person voting in michigan vs. pennsylvania
All Voting is Local set out to compare the early vote turnout between two states similar demographically but drastically different in terms of early voting options. To do so, we compared the 2024 general election results in both Michigan and Pennsylvania. While Michigan added early in-person voting for the 2024 election cycle, Pennsylvania did not. This comparison is particularly apt because, in 2020, both states’ early voting options were limited to just absentee ballots.
The Disproportionate Impact of Election Day Bomb Threats on Voters of Color
All Voting is Local, a nonpartisan pro-democracy nonprofit organization, analyzed the demographics of the people who live in some of the affected locations to understand the makeup of the impacted voters and assess the prevalence of these bomb threats on voters of color (defined as non-white voters).
Our analysis assesses the prevalence of these bomb threats on non-white voters within the Metro Atlanta area, identifying a troubling pattern of targeted voter intimidation. We found that communities of color were disproportionately targeted, with Georgia’s most populated county – Fulton County – experiencing threats that impacted upwards of 46,000 voters (51.3% of whom would be voters of color). With similar threats popping up in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Arizona, these bomb threats indicate a larger issue within the political violence landscape.
The state of provisional ballots in Ohio post-HB 458
Since the signing of House Bill 458 (HB 458) into law in January of 2023, All Voting is Local has closely followed and analyzed the bill’s impact on provisional ballot rejection rates. The bill was noted as implementing one of the strictest voter ID laws in the nation due in part to the limitation of the number of acceptable IDs usable on election day it imposed. Our research examines an increase in provisional ballot usage in Ohio, where the numbers point to the increase in voters who attempted to cast their ballots – and may very well have met all eligibility requirements – but simply lacked one of the ID forms required under Ohio’s new law.
The cost of voter suppression in america: how high fees are blocking access to the ballot
Our research found that a first-time voter will spend upwards of $105 to register and cast their ballot successfully. All Voting surveyed eligible voters across the U.S. to better understand how present-day election laws and voting policies affect their ability to participate in our democracy. In this report, we estimate the real out-of-pocket costs voters face when attempting to cast their ballots and make their voices heard, and make recommendations for election officials that aim to expand access to the ballot, not make it harder for people to vote.
Policing the Vote: Election Integrity Units in Florida and Ohio
Released in collaboration with Florida International University’s Amanda D. Clark and Engage Miami’s Monica A. Bustinza, the groundbreaking report examines the evolution of Election Integrity Units in these Florida and Ohio. We expose their origins, funding sources, and operational strategies. The report also highlights how these units, purportedly created to safeguard election integrity, have instead become instruments for voter suppression, disproportionately targeting communities of color and echoing historical patterns of discrimination.
report archive
- Election Budgeting: A Deeper Dive into the Cost of State Elections
- Poll Worker Rules and Guidelines for Seven States
- Ballots for All: Improving Language Access for Nevada Voters
- Voter Policies are Nonexistent in Ohio Jails
- Ensuring the Eligible Voters in Florida Jails Have Access to the Ballot
- Ballots for All: Holding Pennsylvania County Jails Accountable for Providing Ballot Access
- Getting There is Half the Battle: Wisconsin’s Photo ID Law, Access to DMV Services, and the Fight for Our Freedom to Vote
- Too Many Ballots of Last Resort – Disparities in Provisional Ballot Use in Ohio’s 2020 Election
- Casting, Rejecting, and Curing Vote-by-Mail Ballots in Florida’s 2020 General Election
- Ballots for All: Ensuring Eligible Wisconsin Voters in Jail Have Equal Access to the Ballot
- COVID-19 Silenced Voters in Wisconsin
- Vote Centers: Potential Benefits for Voters, but Standards and Protections Must Be in Place
- Needs Improvement: Barriers to the Ballot at Ohio’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Rejected: How The Provisional Ballot System in Franklin County, Ohio Fails Voters