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When, Where, How: Planning to Vote

General Information

Project description

The project’s goal was to increase voter turnout among potential voters: registered voters who participated in one or fewer primary elections since 2000. Voting is a high-salience, socially important behavior that is essential to a functioning democratic society. While campaigns and organizations spend millions of dollars to increase voter turnout, recent research suggests that simple interventions like facilitating plan-making can help people follow through on their intentions.

Detailed information

Final report: Is there a final report presenting the results and conclusions of this project?

Yes

Final report

Who is behind the project?

Institution: Harvard Kennedy School
Team: Behavioural Insights Group

Project status:

Completed

Methods

Methodology: Experiment, Field Experiment
Could you self-grade the strength of the evidence generated by this study?: 1

What is the project about?

Policy area(s): Public governance
Topic(s):
Behavioural tool(s): Planning, Prompts

Date published:

25 June 2021

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