Source: Democracy DistilledbyeLocalLawyers.com
This is a terrific quick video showing the progression of voting rights from 1776 to now. Princeton University Press books are also a terrific source for more information on who votes and why in the 21st century. Here’s a quick reading list:
![]() New Faces, New Voices The Hispanic Electorate in America Marisa A. Abrajano & R. Michael Alvarez |
![]() Why Movements Succeed or Fail Opportunity, Culture, and the Struggle for Woman Suffrage Lee Ann Banaszak |
![]() Creating a New Racial Order How Immigration, Multiracialism, Genomics, and the Young Can Remake Race in America Jennifer L. Hochschild, Vesla M. Weaver & Traci R. Burch |
![]() Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State Why Americans Vote the Way They Do Andrew Gelman |
![]() Pocketbook Politics Economic Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America Meg Jacobs |
![]() Still a House Divided Race and Politics in Obama’s America Desmond S. King & Rogers M. Smith |
![]() Strength in Numbers? The Political Mobilization of Racial and Ethnic Minorities Jan E. Leighley |
![]() Latino Catholicism Transformation in America’s Largest Church Timothy Matovina |
![]() Not Even Past Barack Obama and the Burden of Race Thomas J. Sugrue |




















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Thank you for making this blog! I have always been interested in politics Now I have more knowledge about the voting rights and the history
thanks!