What issues are driving you to the polls this year?

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"Vote Here" sign on Election Day in Alabama

Matt Lett , WBHM

Another election year is upon us. Come this fall, people across the country will be voting for the candidates they think best represent their values.

From the president, to Congress, to your local city council, NPR’s 1A and WBHM would love your help as we cover all of the decisions voters are facing in 2024.

What issues are top of mind as you head to the polls this year? What do you want the candidates to be talking about?

Remaking America is a two-year reporting project that provides a platform for communication, comprehension, and change. We teamed up with some of the best public radio newsrooms in the country to help us understandthe ways our democracy is — and is not — working for all of us. Remaking America is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

 

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