Performance indicator:

Voter Participation Rates

Source: Center for Houston’s Future

Indicator description:

Voter participation rates are a measure of engaged citizenry and civic health. This indicator provides a measure of the degree to which people exercise individual choices to produce community leaders and collectively influence policies and laws.

This indicator is associated with the following goals:

Note: Plan Houston's performance indicators are intended to inform the public and policy makers on the community's success at achieving Plan Houston's community goals. Identifying current performance is a first step; future steps could include tracking progress over time and establishing preferences on outcomes.