LGBTQ voting trends
Voting expert David Grasso discusses how the LGBTQ community votes and the impact it makes DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer Taffet@DallasVoice.com The gay community is diversifying politically,” according to journalist, television commentator and media entrepreneur David Grasso. “As we get older, we take voting more seriously than younger people,” he added, suggesting that older people will vote despite the obstacles, whereas when a younger person hits one of those obstacles, they’re more likely to just not bother.
Grasso said a number of things were done in 2020 to make voting easier and that translated into more votes. For example, in Dallas and some of the surrounding counties, rules were changed to allow registered voters to cast their ballot in any precinct.
Some other states allow individuals to register to vote online or to print out an application for a mail-in ballot. That means more voters casting their ballots.
David Grasso On the other hand, straight-party voting was eliminated, making the process of voting take longer for those who weren’t splitting their ticket. “The power of politics is local,” Grasso said, saying local politics are the minor leagues that are building for the big leagues.
