Initiatives
San Antonio Mayoral Election – May 2025
We’re running a nonpartisan field experiment in San Antonio’s May 2025 mayoral election to test how digital voter guides influence turnout among young voters (ages 18–35). With low expected participation and no incumbent in the race, this election offers a rare opportunity to study how direct outreach can close the information gap.
We’re partnering with a UTSA research team to deliver bilingual digital voter guides to young voters, followed by a survey to measure the guide’s effectiveness. Every $8 raised helps us reach one more voter and generate real data on what actually works in civic engagement.
Houston Special Election – Texas's 18th Congressional District
A special election will soon be held to fill the vacancy in Texas’s 18th Congressional District—a historically significant and majority-minority district covering central Houston. This race is expected to draw a large candidate field, but, like most special elections, very low turnout. That makes it the perfect environment to test what kind of outreach actually works.
The Plan:
Texas Voter Project will send bilingual, nonpartisan voter guides by mail directly to young registered voters (ages 18–35) in TX-18, providing them with essential election details, candidate summaries, and the tools to make informed choices—right at their door.
A randomized group of voters will receive the guide, and we’ll measure turnout among recipients vs. a control group to evaluate its impact. This project builds on our mission to deliver clear, accessible election information to the voters most often left out of the process.
