Do Your Friends Vote? How Your Social Circle Impacts Voter Turnout

Event details Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Location: Online Cost: FREE Type: Lecture / Talk / Workshop, Sustainability Department: Price School of Public Policy, USC Schaeffer Center Audience: Students, Alumni, Faculty/Staff About this event Register Here>>> Voter turnout in this fall’s midterm elections will be shaped by an underappreciated factor: friends and family. Join USC researchers and leading voting rights advocates on September 15, International Democracy Day, for a discussion of new research exploring how our social circles influence whether we cast a ballot. Hosted by the Center for Civic Society at the USC Schaeffer Institute and the USC Price School of Public Policy, this webinar will examine election poll data from the past decade to understand how voter intentions are affected by personal relationships as well as economic, policy and structural factors. Official event details: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/do-your-friends-vote-how-your-social-circle-impacts-voter-turnout