How ‘nonpartisan’ voter registration groups generate votes for Democrats

Published August 30, 2025 6:00am ET



A longtime left-wing voter registration strategy that uses purportedly “nonpartisan” nonprofit organizations to register Democratic-aligned voters is under renewed scrutiny, as activist groups gear up to generate increased voter turnout in 2026.

For years, the Democratic Party has depended on a network of these nonprofit groups, technically “nonpartisan” in name, to tap new voters who would then presumably vote blue.

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