5 celebrity PSAs encouraging you to get out and vote
These celebrity PSAs about voting will encourage and inspire you to vote in the midterm elections on Nov. 6. Here are a few celebs getting involved this election.
The midterm elections are almost upon us. With less than a week to go, it’s really important that we all figure out ways to make sure we vote in the election. Celebrities are also doing their part to encourage people to vote. While it might be easy to scoff at these attempts, celebrities promoting voting often does help with voter turnout, just look at Taylor Swift’s recent Instagram post and how it helped boost voter registration.
While there are many voting PSAs by celebrities this year, we have compiled a list of some of our favorites.
Constance Wu and Jimmy O. Yang featured in PSA for Asian-American Voters
Entertainment Weekly talks about how the two stars are looking to increase voter turnout for Asian-Americans across the country. This video was made in connection with the New Virginia majority and the We Stand United Campaigns.
Wu and Yang note in the video that much of the voting process can be done online and also provide a hotline number that can assist people who speak other languages such as Mandarin, Korean, and Vietnamese.
Michael B. Jordan goes door-to-door to encourage black voters
Michael B. Jordan is doing more than just make a PSA for his PSA. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Jordan has been visiting homes in Atlanta to encourage black people to get out and vote. He also released a video of himself knocking on doors in a partnership with Color of Change PAC. In the video, he says: “We about to go surprise some people real quick, knock on some doors! It’s crunch time, everybody. Y’all got to get out and vote.”
We love Michael B. Jordan even more for this one.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the Multiply Your Vote campaign
The actress put out a video in September for the Multiply Your Vote campaign that encourages Democrats to volunteer and vote. In the video, Louis-Dreyfus and volunteers talk about why they volunteer and how volunteering in their communities can help voter turnout.
Michelle Obama, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more encourage voter registration
Michelle Obama has been promoting voting and voter registration hard this election season, and we are glad to see her still being so politically active. In September, she traveled around the country to promote the When We All Vote Week of Action. The organization also features Faith Hill and Tim McGraw as co-chairs. This PSA encourages voters to vote in every election.
Michelle Obama is also featured in the PSA below from When We All Vote that asks people to help their family and friends make it to the polls by getting together your #voting squad.
Stars from HBO featured in a Rock the Vote PSA
Many big stars such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Maggie Gyllenhaal were featured in this PSA for Rock the Vote. The celebrities are silent in the video with a title card that says, “Right now, there’s only one voice that needs to be heard. Yours.”
Which of these celebrity voting PSAs is your favorite? And, have you figured out your plan to vote yet?