Prioritizing Democracy, One City at a Time.
Recent elections have seen voter participation increase and yet, even in the 2020 election nearly one out of every three eligible Americans did not return a ballot.
![Low angle view of people lined up to vote](https://citiesforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/iStock-1203196311-copy.jpg)
Meanwhile, voting in cities has often lagged below the national average. Cities Forward is a nonpartisan effort focused on helping cities around the country make participation in the democratic process a priority.