Our Impact

Learn how our tools, data, and partnerships have helped voters access reliable election information and vote in every election, every time.

2025 Impact

Supporting Voters Behind the Scenes

Voter confusion is not a voter failure. It's a systems problem. And in 2025, the systems were tested. Democracy Works met the challenge by doing what we've always done: tracking every change, building better tools to deliver helpful voter guidance, and making sure accurate, trusted election information is available online exactly when voters need it. 

This year, we’re telling the story of our impact with a video. Come inside our Brooklyn office, meet our team, and learn more about the infrastructure we're building for an even higher-stakes 2026.

Impact at a Glance

We Help Americans Vote

In 2025, we published data for 3,462 elections nationwide, covering a total of 120,980 voting locations. Many of these elections included smaller local and municipal races that typically see low voter turnout rates.

Through tools like our voter engagement platform TurboVote, we reach millions of voters every year with reliable election information that drives increased voter turnout and engagement.

51%
Higher turnout rate among first time voters who use TurboVote.
37%
Higher turnout rate among infrequent voters who use TurboVote.

Your Support Makes a Difference

Help us empower voters and strengthen democracy through innovative tools and technology.

Reports

Past Impact Reports

Explore previous years’ reports to see how our work and impact have grown over time.

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2024 Impact Report

Democracy Works launched its 2024 Impact Report on Apr. 2.

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2023 Impact Report

A look back at the highlights and stories from 2023.

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2022 Impact Report

Take a deep dive into Democracy Works' 2022 highlights.

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Milestones

Our Journey

Democracy Works was founded in 2010 with a simple but ambitious goal: to make voting easier for Americans. What began as a small startup has grown into a trusted nonprofit providing the digital infrastructure that powers participation in our democracy.

2010
Foundation
Founded with a mission to use technology to simplify the voting process for Americans.
2011
TurboVote Launch
We built TurboVote, our voter engagement platform, to help voters register, stay informed, and make a plan to vote.
2018
Voting Information Project
We began operating the Voting Information Project, working directly with election officials to gather and publish official information on polling locations, dates, deadlines, and more.
2018
Elections API
We developed our Elections API as an innovative tool for delivering official election data at scale to leading platforms.
2020
Voting Information Tool
We released the Voting Information Tool, giving voters quick access to look up their polling places and ballot details online.
2024
Leadership in A.I.
We partnered with major platforms such as Perplexity AI and Anthropic to provide reliable election information in the A.I. space for the first time.
Reports

Financial Disclosures

Review our annual financial statements for information on our revenue, expenses, and more.