Voting enfranchisement has long been a topic of concern amongst Americans, especially African Americans. Moreso with respect to voting itself, Democrats view voting as a fundamental right vested in each naturalized citizen, whereas Republicans view voting as a privilege that can be limited depending on an individual’s actions. More specifically, 78% of Democrats believe that voting is a fundamental right that should not be restricted in any way, while fewer than a quarter (21%) say it is a privilege. On the contrary, two-thirds of Republicans say voting is a privilege that can be limited if limited requirements are not met, compared with about half as many (32%) who say it is a fundamental right. While Democrats and Republicans disagree as to whether voting is a right or a privilege, both parties agree that voting rights are good.
Voting Rights Policy - Political Parties and Stances
Voting Rights News
![Why we need John Lewis Voting Rights Act to become law](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_400,w_400/politicnation/9-g0V.jpg)
Supreme Court of the United States
![Appeals Court: Separate, Distinct Minority Groups Can't Join Together to Claim Vote Dilution](https://media.publit.io/file/politicnation/default-photo.jpg)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
![Appeals court: Separate, distinct minority groups can't join...](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_340,w_600/politicnation/wire-88065815-1722557208-29-636x382.jpg)
Precedent
![U.S. 5th Circuit rules for Galveston County in voting rights case, striking down decades of precedent | Houston Public Media](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_340,w_600/politicnation/ap22231758520709-1500x1001.jpg)
Galveston County, Texas
![Appeals court narrows Voting Rights Act's scope for redistricting cases in the South](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_340,w_600/politicnation/422a41e5472ca11899068bcf3be710d.jpg)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
![Appeals court further narrows scope of Voting Rights Act](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_340,w_600/politicnation/mdTRX75b.jpg)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
![The 5th Circuit Stops Democrats' Misuse of the Voting Rights Act -- and That May Shift Control of Congress](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_340,w_600/politicnation/gerrymander.jpg)
Race and ethnicity in the United States census
![Republican AGs seek to use Louisiana redistricting case to weaken Voting Rights Act](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_400,w_400/politicnation/61a6fedbf70dd560271ec130c74bfb3.jpg)
Attorney General
![Why make it harder for some people to vote?](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_400,w_400/politicnation/sun-app-large.jpg)
Voter suppression
![Today's Supreme Court is Anti-Voter | Washington Monthly](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_400,w_400/politicnation/AP4673265243-scaled.jpg)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
![Abcarian: Why are Republicans making it harder for some people to vote? It's not just partisanship](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_400,w_400/politicnation/7-5G.jpg)
Electoral roll
![The U.S. Supreme Court upholds Louisiana's redistricting plan](https://media.publit.io/file/c_fill,h_340,w_600/politicnation/gettyimages-1367049952-5-331ce8095ce5b8bd716d335e3505569f5de137c4.jpg)