Who We Are

About St. Louis Votes

St. Louis Votes is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) community organization with one mission: ensuring that every eligible Jewish voter in the St. Louis area, and our allies, turns out to vote.

We believe votes equal respect. For a small minority community, showing up in large numbers is not symbolic. It is how we earn the safety, dignity, and respect every community deserves.

Why We Exist

Key decisions are often made not in November, but in August. Primary elections shape who governs and which candidates advance, at a moment when turnout is lower and organized communities can leverage their power most.

The Urgency Is Now

Antisemitism in America is not a distant threat. In 2024, the ADL recorded 9,354 antisemitic incidents nationwide, the highest number in its 46-year history of tracking, and a 344% increase over the past five years. The FBI reported that Jews, just 2% of the population, were the target of 69% of all religion-based hate crimes in 2024.

Missouri is not immune. A Jewish man was assaulted in downtown St. Louis. Two area schools were defaced with swastikas. And in August 2025, three cars were torched and "Death to IDF" was spray-painted on a residential street in Clayton, a targeted attack on a Jewish resident that drew FBI involvement.

Our response to hate is not silence or retreat. It is showing up in record numbers at the polls.

How We Work

As a 501(c)(3), we can organize inside the spaces where Jewish life actually happens: synagogues, community centers, schools, and nonprofits. Political campaigns and partisan groups can't do that at scale. We can. That's our unique advantage.

We don't tell anyone who to vote for. We focus entirely on eligible voter turnout.

Who We Are

St. Louis Votes is a broad, cross-partisan movement, bringing together Jews from across the political spectrum and every corner of Jewish life, organizing alongside allies who believe in safety, dignity, and democracy. What unites us is simple: we show up and vote.