Resource List: Faith-Based Tools for the 2024 Election and Beyond
Faith leaders and religious communities across the United States have time and time again played a pivotal role in promoting justice, democracy, and civic responsibility. Their ongoing work continues to be essential in shaping a more inclusive democratic process. In the lead-up to the 2024 Presidential Election, faith-inspired actors are stepping up to provide a wide range of tools and resources that foster civic engagement and strengthen our democracy. The leaders, initiatives, and organizations linked below are not only preparing voters but also addressing critical issues such as equitable access to the ballot and community healing in times of deep division and polarization.
As our national and global challenges continue to grow and evolve, we remain inspired by innovative approaches to democracy building work that connect democracy education with faith values, encourage more people to vote, create new opportunities for faith-leaders to protect voters, and so much more. Explore our specially curated list of faith-inspired resources below, which highlight the profound impact of faith communities on our electoral landscape and beyond.
Resources for The 2024 Election:
Poll Chaplaincy (SojoAction & Faiths United to Save Democracy): Invites interfaith and multicultural leaders to serve as Poll Chaplains in ten key states, ensuring fair voting practices and protecting the rights of vulnerable voters.
Turnout Sunday Voter Toolkit (Faiths United to Save Democracy): Prepares houses of worship to support voter engagement and ensure congregants are safe, informed, and ready to vote, available in both Spanish and English.
Faith in Elections Playbook (Interfaith America): Supports faith-based, civic and campus communities with accessible, actionable resources that are designed to make it easier for faith and community leaders to join work that is already happening across America to help ensure that all eligible voters can access a ballot and every valid vote is counted in the 2024 election.
Democracy Ballot (Repair the World and A More Perfect Union Jewish Partnership for Democracy): Expands civic engagement through service and education, supporting free, fair, safe, and accessible elections in 2024 and beyond through resources on identifying misinformation, voter registration deadlines, civic holidays, and more.
Hope Votes (Mormon Women for Ethical Government): Encourages voters to act with integrity, advocating for ethical and just elections that protect the democratic process They do this work by providing resources for volunteering at the polls, helping our friends and neighbors be informed voters, voting based on principle, and more.
Nuns on the Bus, Vote Our Future (NETWORK): Travels across the U.S. to offer resources and promote multi-issue voting for the common good and to protect the democratic freedoms of all communities.
Muslims Vote (CAIR): Mobilizes more Muslim voters, including through a number of resources such as an election survey analysis of Muslim voters and a Guide to Voter Rights.
Vote with Mercy (Sisters of Mercy): Offers curated voter tools such as a Mercy Voter Reflection Guide, pocket-sized guides to types of voter ID accepted in each state, and a Conversation Guide on Election Issues to support respectful discussion of complex social issues.
Faithful Voter Reflection Guide (Interfaith Power and Light): Spurs discussion and discernment to help navigate the urgent moral questions raised by this election.
Beyond the 2024 Election:
Rebuilding Democracy Report (Religion & Society Program, Aspen Institute): Offers strategies, activities, and practices for houses of worship to strengthen democracy through The 10 Faith Habits for Effective Citizenship, a program that is not intended to win one faction over to the other but rather serve to strengthen and deepen relationships and community ties.
Resetting the Table: Conducts year-long programs for community transformation by equipping clergy and congregations with the tools needed to engage in civil dialogue, helping to reduce polarization and foster constructive conversations in faith communities.
Faith Over Division (One America Movement): Provides faith leaders with resources to address community divisions, helping them evaluate and heal divides within their congregations.
Dialogue That Enlarges (Religion & Society Program, Aspen Institute): Focuses on bridging ideological divides through dialogue and encourages understanding across differences from a faith-based perspective in the form of an easy to access and apply workbook.
A More Perfect Union Jewish Partnership for Democracy: Works to strengthen democracy by convening and mobilizing American Jewish organizations to ensure free and fair elections and a democratic culture.
Make Me an Instrument of Peace (Episcopal Church): Fosters civil discourse and helps individuals engage in constructive political conversations, bridge divides, and expand sacred space for dialogue.
What other election and democracy-building resources are you finding useful? Let us know.
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