Thread by @RevDrBarber

Poor and low-income people accounted for more than a third of all voters overall in the 2020 presidential election, and their turnout was especially strong in tight battleground states, according to a study @UniteThePoor released today.

breachrepairers.org/press-releases…

The study, titled “Waking the Sleeping Giant: Low-Income Voters and the 2020 Elections” also shows that of the 168 million people who voted in 2020, 59 million — 35% — were poor or low-income, meaning they have an estimated annual income of less than $50,000.

The 2020 presidential elections saw the highest voter turnout in U.S. election history, including among low-income voters.

“This cuts against common misperceptions that poor and low-income people are apathetic about politics or inconsequential to electoral outcomes,” the executive summary of the study reads.

Ahead of the 2020 vote, the #PoorPeoplesCampaign launched a nonpartisan voter outreach drive across 16 states, targeting urban and rural areas. The action reached over 2.1 million voters, the vast majority of whom were eligible low-income voters.

Low-income voters who were contacted by the #PoorPeoplesCampaign had a higher turnout rate than similarly positioned voters who were not contacted in those same states.

Read the key findings and download the full report: poorpeoplescampaign.org/waking-the-sle…

#PoorPeoplesCampaign #MoralMovement #ThirdReconstruction #3rdReconstruction