Nonpartisan housing campaign assists low-income Indiana voters beyond election

A statewide campaign provides low-income voters in Indiana with housing resources for the upcoming general election.

The ‘Our Homes, Our Votes’ campaign was led by Prosperity Indiana. The nonpartisan campaign is a part of the larger National Low Income Housing Coalition’s ‘Our Homes, Our Votes’ 2024 campaign.

The goal is to educate voters on both local and national housing issues and boost voter turnout. The campaign used candidate surveys, webinars, data and other resources to highlight affordable housing as an issue.

Andrew Bradley, Prosperity Indiana’s director of policy and strategy, said Indiana's housing crisis disproportionately impacts low-income households, Black and brown Hoosiers, working families and seniors.

“It really is a way to try to make sure that their voices are heard and that they have as much participation as possible throughout the election,” Bradley said.

Prosperity Indiana also created a housing policy brief for the Indiana University Public Policy Institute, which Bradley said was used to inform several questions about affordable rental housing and home ownership disparities during the institute's 2024 gubernatorial forum series.

With the general election coming up, Bradley said this information can hold newly elected officials accountable throughout their term.

“Whoever wins is now going to have a record, and they're going to know that Hoosiers care about these issues,” Bradley said.

The organization also created its own candidate questionnaire for Indiana's gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House candidates about Indiana’s housing and economic opportunity issues.

Contact WFYI Morning Edition newscaster and reporter Abriana Herron at aherron@wfyi.org.