Association between visual difficulty and voting participation in the United States

Civic engagement—which includes activities such as voting and volunteering—is a pillar of democratic society, but ballots and campaign materials may not be designed for low-vision accessibility [ 1 ]. Disabilities are associated with decreased voting participation, but little is known about how visual impairment specifically affects civic engagement [ 2 ]. We examined the relationship between vision and civic engagement among U.S. adults using nationally representative data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).