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The Voter Participation Center (VPC) is a non-profit organization in the United States. It seeks to increase voter registration among demographic groups that are more likely to lean Democratic, including unmarried women, people of color and young people. Founded as Women's Voices Women Vote in 2003 by Democratic political operative Page Gardner, the organization is based in Washington, D.C. The VPC runs a large direct mail program, sending voter registration materials to targeted voters, including unmarried women. It also produces research material on demographic and voting trends. The group has occasionally faced controversy over its methods of voter registration and voter turnout. ==Organization background== In 2003, VPC was founded as Women's Voices Women Vote (WVWV) by Democratic political consultant Page Gardner as a nonpartisan project aimed at increasing the participation of unmarried women. WVWV was formed specifically to focus on the "marriage gap", and has promoted the term through its research, which determined that marital status is a key determinant of registration and voting, with unmarried women registering to vote and voting in elections at lower rates than married women.〔 In 2008, the organization broadened its focus to include the other demographic groups that constitute what it calls the "Rising American Electorate" (RAE), while still retaining a particular interest in unmarried women. WVWV coined the term "Rising American Electorate" to refer to groups including unmarried women, people of color and young people who constitute a majority of voting eligible citizens. In 2011, Women's Voices Women Vote formally changed its name to the Voter Participation Center, to reflect a broadening of programmatic focus. The VPC's sister organization, Women's Voices Women Vote Action Fund, continues to operate as a 501(c)4. The Center has partnered with progressive state and national organizations, including USAction, Project Vote and Working America. The organization says that it provides its research material, test findings and models to other local, state and national non-profit organizations interested in increasing voter participation among unmarried women, people of color and young people.〔 VPC has received funding from the Bauman Foundation and the Democracy Alliance, a network of liberal donors who pool their giving to political causes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Voter Participation Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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