Fact: If unmarried women voted at the same rate as married
women, over six million more voters would have gone to the polls
in 2000.
Fact: 22 million unmarried women who were eligible to vote did
not cast ballots in the election in 2000.
Fact: 16 million unmarried women were not registered to vote
in 2000.
Fact: 56% of all women not registered to vote are unmarried.
Fact: 46% of all voting-age women are unmarried.
How can you get involved and help get out the women's vote?
Register to vote!
Register your friends!
Take your friends to the polls with you!
Actively engage in political discussion with other women.
Research your candidates. Be prepared to defend your views and
challenge others!
Twenty-two million single women did not vote in the 2000 election.
In Florida that would have meant over 200,000 additional votes would
have been cast. The 2000 presidential election was decided by 537
votes in the state of Florida.
Many elections in this country have been decided by very few
votes. In fact, women won the right to vote in the United States in
1920 by a single vote cast in the Tennessee legislature.
In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United
States by less than one vote per precinct.
Many celebrities have dedicated themselves to getting out the vote
this election. Jennifer Aniston and Helen Hunt want to get the women
to vote. Watch Aniston's Public Service Announcement here
and Hunt's PSA here.
Rock the Vote
was determined to register 1 million young voters. They have
succeeded and are still counting! Check out their webpage for more
information!