Rising American Electorate Research
Our research team has steadily been compiling statistics and profiles that speak to the Voter Participation Center's core demographics and core issues.
Category: Unmarried Women
Unmarried Women: An Electoral Profile
Unmarried women, people of color and millennials (age 18-35) now make up the majority (56.7 percent) of the U.S. population. Unmarried women make up one of the largest shares of this Rising American Electorate (RAE).
Almost one of every two women is unmarried. By 2016, for the first time, the majority of women eligible to vote will be unmarried.
Unmarried women are at least 25 percent of the eligible voters in every competitive state.
There is a significant gap between the number of unmarried women who can vote and the number who do vote.
About one in three unmarried women is not eligible to vote.
In 2012, unmarried women and the entire Rising American Electorate overwhelming voted to reelect President Obama.
If only married women had voted in 2012, President Obama would not have been reelected.
Unmarried Women and the Rising American Electorate: A Deeper Dive
An in-depth demographic, economic and political look at unmarried women and the Rising American Electorate from Lake Research Partners.
An in-depth demographic, economic and political look at unmarried women and the Rising American Electorate from Lake Research Partners.
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July 9, 2015
Statistical Profile of Unmarried Women: Florida
Our research team has compiled available data from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other sources to put together this statistical profile of the demographic and economic circumstances facing unmarried women in the state of Florida.
Report updated May 2017
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A statistical profile of the demographic and economic circumstances facing unmarried women in the state of Florida. (Updated May 2017)
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July 9, 2015
Congressional Budget Resolution for FY2016
An analysis from the VPC research team on recent legal, demographic, and electoral developments surrounding the Congressional Budget Resolution for FY 2016.
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An analysis from the VPC research team on recent legal, demographic, and electoral developments surrounding the Congressional Budget Resolution for FY 2016.
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July 9, 2015
Voter Participation Research: Family and Medical Leave
An analysis from the VPC research team on recent legal, demographic, and electoral developments surrounding family medical leave and the Family Medical Leave Act.
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An analysis from the VPC research team on recent legal, demographic, and electoral developments surrounding family medical leave and the Family Medical Leave Act.
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July 9, 2015
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The Wage Gap in 2014
This is new data from the US Census Bureau.
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July 9, 2015
Voter Participation Research: The Affordable Care Act
An analysis from the VPC research team on recent legal, demographic, and electoral developments surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009, commonly known as “Obamacare.”
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An analysis from the VPC research team on recent legal, demographic, and electoral developments surrounding the Affordable Care Act.
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July 9, 2015
Voter Participation Research: Statistical Profile of Unmarried Women
A statistical profile of unmarried women in the United States, put together by our research team using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other governmental and nongovernmental sources.
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A statistical profile of unmarried women in the United States, put together by our research team.
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July 9, 2015
Voter Participation Research: Workplace Fairness
An analysis from the VPC research team on recent legal, demographic, and electoral developments in the policy area of workplace fairness, including paid leave, family leave, and equal pay.
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An analysis from the VPC research team on recent legal, demographic, and electoral developments in the policy area of workplace fairness, including paid leave, family leave, and equal pay.
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July 9, 2015
Voter Participation Research: Reproductive Choice
An analysis from the VPC research team on recent legal, demographic, and electoral developments in the policy area of reproductive choice.
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An analysis from the VPC research team on recent legal, demographic, and electoral developments in the policy area of reproductive choice.
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The Rising American Electorate: A Population on the Move
The Rising American Electorate (RAE) — unmarried women, people of color and young people 18-35 (Millennials) – are highly mobile. Four in ten RAE members moved between the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and lost their registration status. That makes the re-registration of movers a top priority if the RAE share of the electorate is ever going to match its share of the population of citizens eligible to vote.
Unmarried men and women were more likely to move than married men and women.
Young voters were the most likely to have moved between 2010 and 2012.
More than one in four unmarried women moved between 2010 – 2012.
Unmarried Women and the Rising American Electorate: A Deeper Dive
An in-depth demographic, economic and political look at unmarried women and the Rising American Electorate from Lake Research Partners.
An in-depth demographic, economic and political look at unmarried women and the Rising American Electorate from Lake Research Partners.
- Unmarried Women: A Demographic and Economic Profile
- Unmarried Women: An Electoral Profile
- The Rising American Electorate: A Profile
- How the Rising American Electorate Register and Vote
- The Rising American Electorate: A Population on the Move
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