Even before Republican legislators this summer made Indiana the first state to pass an abortion ban since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democrats started urging angry voters to take their revenge at the ballot box.

Voter registration in Indiana has ranked among the lowest in the nation for the last ten years. The Indiana Civic Health Index analyzes state's recent trends and outlines recommendations to improve civic participation.

Indiana ranks among the worst states in the country for voter turnout. And improving that is the goal of a new, nonpartisan organization: HOPE -- Hoosiers Organized, People Energized.

More Hoosiers voted in the 2020 general election than in any election in state history, crossing the 3 million-voter mark for the first time.

More than 1.7 million Hoosiers have cast their ballots early this election -- that's nearly double the number who voted early in 2016.

The state-backed effort to provide election-focused lessons and materials leading up to the election.

Turnout among young people in Indiana climbed from 8 percent in 2014 to 23 percent during the 2018 midterm elections, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.

Indiana consistently ranks among the bottom 10 states for voter registration and turnout. And a new nonprofit hopes to turn that around with the launch of a voter engagement effort called the Indiana Citizen.

Martin and Rush counties posted the highest turnout this year, while Putnam and Tippecanoe counties came in the lowest, with just 2% turnout.