Our Homes, Our Votes

Our Homes, Our Votes is a nonpartisan campaign to register, educate, and mobilize low-income renters and affordable housing advocates to vote. Renters, especially low-income renters, are underrepresented among voters. To build the political will for housing solutions, it is critical that organizations that work directly with low-income renters—including nonprofits, housing providers, and tenant associations—mobilize renters and other low-income people to vote.

Through this campaign, marginalized communities are able to access an array of targeted resources such as a voter and candidate engagement toolkit, voter registration information, ways to get involved with other housing justice advocates in your area, and much more!

Affordable homes are built with ballots every bit as much as they are built with bricks and drywall.

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Memo to Members & Partners Articles

Tomorrow (November 4) is Election Day!

By Tia Turner, NLIHC Project Manager, Our Homes, Our Votes Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 4) is Election Day, and voters are making their voices heard in state, local, and special elections across the country. While state and local elections typically receive far less attention than presidential…

SCOTUS hears challenge to “Voting Rights Act of 1965”

By Tia Turner, NLIHC Project Manager, Our Homes, Our VotesOn October 15, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, a case challenging Section 2 of the “Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965,” which prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race…

NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes Launches New Mini-Grant Program

By Tia Turner, NLIHC Project Manager, Our Homes, Our VotesOur Homes, Our Votes is NLIHC's nonpartisan campaign to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and elevate housing as a key election issue. The campaign equips housing advocates, tenant leaders, housing providers, and direct service…