HISTORY
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The LGBTQ electorate is larger, more engaged, and more influential than ever. In the 2024 election, an estimated 8% of voters identified as LGBTQ, the highest share ever recorded in national exit polling. That represents millions of voters nationwide — making the LGBTQ community a decisive force in close races across the country.
In 2024 swing states, LGBTQ+ voters could be decisive
In four key battleground states in the 2024 election, the estimated population of LGBTQ+ adults is far larger than the winning presidential candidate’s margin of victory was in 2020. The LGBTQ+ population in these states also exceeds what current polling indicates will be the victory margin in 2024, which is so narrow as to indicate a statistical tie. With the race extremely tight across the nation, every voter will make a difference.
In November 2020:
- LGBTQ voters turned out — even amid unprecedented political attacks: Throughout 2024, polling showed extraordinarily high motivation among LGBTQ voters, with more than 9 in 10 registered LGBTQ Americans saying they planned to vote. Despite a hostile political environment that negatively affected many voters’ well-being, LGBTQ turnout and activism remained strong and resilient.
- LGBTQ votes helped shape outcomes up and down the ballot: In battleground districts and competitive primaries, LGBTQ voters overwhelmingly supported pro-equality candidates — helping protect frontline incumbents, advance challengers in Red2Blue districts, and secure critical victories where margins were razor-thin.
- Equality PAC helped turn LGBTQ voter power into real wins:During the 2024 cycle, Equality PAC raised and spent tens of millions of dollars to support LGBTQ candidates and Pro-Equality allies nationwide — investing early in competitive primaries and general elections to protect incumbents, boost Red2Blue contenders, and elect historic LGBTQ leaders.
Those investments led to historic breakthroughs and a record number of 13 openly LGBTQ Members of the House and Senate. We help deliver landmark victories, including:
- Julie Johnson (TX-32): the first openly LGBTQ person ever elected to Congress from Texas and the South
- Emily Randall (WA-06): the first out queer Latina elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ member of Congress from Washington state
- Sarah McBride (DE-AL): the first transgender person ever elected to the Congress
Representation is growing — and Equality PAC’s impact continues to expand. Today, there are more openly LGBTQ members of the House and Senate than at any point in history. Equality PAC’s work has helped double the number of openly LGBTQ women serving in the House while increasing representation among LGBTQ people of color — ensuring Congress better reflects the voters it serves.
The bottom line: the LGBTQ electorate is no longer emerging — it is established, mobilized, and decisive. And with sustained investment, Equality PAC will continue turning voter power into lasting progress.
In November 2020:
- LGBTQ voters turned out — even amid unprecedented political attacks: Throughout 2024, polling showed extraordinarily high motivation among LGBTQ voters, with more than 9 in 10 registered LGBTQ Americans saying they planned to vote. Despite a hostile political environment that negatively affected many voters’ well-being, LGBTQ turnout and activism remained strong and resilient.
- LGBTQ votes helped shape outcomes up and down the ballot: In battleground districts and competitive primaries, LGBTQ voters overwhelmingly supported pro-equality candidates — helping protect frontline incumbents, advance challengers in Red2Blue districts, and secure critical victories where margins were razor-thin.
- Equality PAC helped turn LGBTQ voter power into real wins:During the 2024 cycle, Equality PAC raised and spent tens of millions of dollars to support LGBTQ candidates and Pro-Equality allies nationwide — investing early in competitive primaries and general elections to protect incumbents, boost Red2Blue contenders, and elect historic LGBTQ leaders.
Those investments led to historic breakthroughs and a record number of 13 openly LGBTQ Members of the House and Senate. We help deliver landmark victories, including:
- Julie Johnson (TX-32): the first openly LGBTQ person ever elected to Congress from Texas and the South
- Emily Randall (WA-06): the first out queer Latina elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ member of Congress from Washington state
- Sarah McBride (DE-AL): the first transgender person ever elected to the Congress
Representation is growing — and Equality PAC’s impact continues to expand. Today, there are more openly LGBTQ members of the House and Senate than at any point in history. Equality PAC’s work has helped double the number of openly LGBTQ women serving in the House while increasing representation among LGBTQ people of color — ensuring Congress better reflects the voters it serves.
The bottom line: the LGBTQ electorate is no longer emerging — it is established, mobilized, and decisive. And with sustained investment, Equality PAC will continue turning voter power into lasting progress.