Voters Not Politicians

Voters Not Politicians is a nonpartisan advocacy organization that works to effect structural and systemic democracy reform through the engagement of everyday citizens in Michigan. Our people-powered movement started when a small group of everyday Michiganders decided to take on the biggest problem in our political system: politicians who aren’t accountable to the people they represent. In the aftermath of the 2016 election, a group of political novices started organizing, and by 2018, we grew into a grassroots powerhouse of 6,500 volunteers who, against all odds, got a constitutional amendment proposal on the ballot and passed to establish the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. We envision a truly representative democracy, where the will of the voters drives government decision-making and public policy.

VNP engages and empowers thousands of volunteers statewide to ensure we create a state government that is responsive to the people. From leading the effort to engage with state legislators to pass good-governance reforms to building powerful communities of democracy activists across Michigan, our work to engage citizens in meaningful action to strengthen democracy ensures political power remains in the hands of the voters.