America Votes

America Votes
Basic facts
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Type:	501(c)(4)
Year founded:	2003
Website:	Official website

America Votes is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization located in Washington, D.C. The group calls itself a "coordination hub" for progressive organizations at the state and national level.

Background

According the America Votes website, the organization's goal is to center "on fostering a culture of strong civic participation, increasing voter engagement and mobilization, and advocating for fair, modern elections.

Founded in 2003, America Votes (AV) acts as a "central coordination hub" for over 400 state and national organizations. The group's founders included Steve Rosenthal, president of Partnership for America's Families; Elen Malcolm, EMILY's List founder; Harold Ickes, Bill Clinton's former White House deputy chief of staff; Andy Stern, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) president; and Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club. CBS News reported in 2003 that their aim was to bring together, under the America Votes name, labor unions, issue advocacy groups, grassroots organizations and media firms with the aim of electing more Democrats to public office.

Leadership

As of January 2025, the following individuals were leaders of America Votes:

• Daria Dawson, Executive Director
• Greg Speed, President
• Kellie Dupree, National Director of Development
• Josh Geise, Senior Advisor
• Daniel Gonzales, National Director of Research and Program Innovation
• Jasmine Nears, Chief of Staff
• Shabab Siddiqui, National Data & Targeting Director
• Heidi Schloesser, Chief Operations Officer
• Josiette White , National Director of State Network

Work

Political organizing

According to its website, America Votes focuses on organizing through in-person canvassing, direct mail, phone calls and texts to "provide the information voters need to feel confident and informed about the voting process in person or via mail." It also advocates for efforts to "protect and expand voting rights, and work with state and local officials to improve election administration."

Work with partners

As a coalition organizer, America Votes works with more than 400 organizations across the U.S. Below is a list of some of the coalition partners:

• AAPI Victory Fund
• AFL-CIO
• AFSCME
• American Federation of Teachers
• Center for Community Change Action
• Center for Popular Democracy Action
• Emerge America
• EMILY's List
• Environmental Defense Action Fund
• Everytown for Gun Safety
• Fair Share
• House Majority PAC
• Human Rights Campaign
• Latino Victory Project
• League of Conservation Voters
• Mi Familia Vota
• National Education Association
• NextGen America
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• SEIU
• Senate Majority PAC
• Sierra Club
• State Innovation Exchange (SiX)
• UFCW
• Voter Participation Center
• Working America

State operations

America Votes has state operations in more than 20 states in the U.S. Their website said their goal is to execute "bold strategies, providing data infrastructure, and making strong investments in community-led programs to build power." Some states are "core states," while others are "affiliate states" and "project states." Core states are state operations working directly under America Votes, and affiliate and project states are associated with the organization, but operate somewhat independently.

State operations
State	Type of organization
Arizona	Core state
Colorado	Core state
Florida	Core state
Georgia	Core state
Idaho	Project state
Kentucky	Project state
Maine	Affiliate state
Michigan	Core state
Minnesota	Core state
Missouri	Project state
Montana	Affiliate state
Nevada	Core state
New Hampshire	Core state
New Mexico	Core state
New York	Project state
North Carolina	Core state
North Dakota	Project state
Ohio	Core state
Oregon	Project state
Pennsylvania	Core state
Tennessee	Project state
Virginia	Affiliate state
Wisconsin	Core state

Notable endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable ballot measure endorsements by America Votes

Measure	Position	Outcome
Ohio Issue 1, 60% Vote Requirement to Approve Constitutional Amendments Measure (2023)  source 1  source 2  source 3	Oppose	Defeated
Ohio Issue 1, Establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission Initiative (2024)  source 1  source 2  source 3  source 4  source 5	Support	Defeated
Ohio Issue 2, Redistricting Commission Initiative (2012)  source	Support	Defeated

Finances

The following is a breakdown of America Votes' revenues and expenses for the 2019 to 2023 fiscal years, according to documents submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.

Annual revenue and expenses for America Votes, 2019–2023

Tax Year	Total Revenue	Total Expenses
2023	$115,000,065	$118,104,658
2022	$61,068,005	$65,273,711
2021	$245,490,888	$227,981,136
2020	$29,660,265	$28,891,684
2019	$63,924,154	$59,689,504

Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms America Votes. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

America Votes - Google News

See also

• What is an influencer?
• Democracy Alliance
• 501(c)(4)
• Nonprofit organization

External links

• AmericaVotes.org
• Social media:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter