DJs at the Polls is coming to Palm Beach County for the first time on Election Day, with local DJs set to play neighborhood favorites outside five Delray Beach polling places. Orchard View Elementary School and Delray Beach Swim and Tennis are among the sites.
The program is a national nonpartisan nonprofit initiative that aims to make voting feel like a community event. It hires local DJs, the same people who usually spin at weddings, family reunions and barbecues, to bring music to the polls.
Organizers focus on polling places in communities that have historically been underrepresented at the polls, including people of color, young people and first-time voters. According to the group, randomized controlled trials found that polling sites with DJs increased turnout among BIPOC voters by as much as 3%.
For Delray Beach residents, the event offers a chance to vote with a local soundtrack at familiar locations. The source did not list specific start and end times for the performances.
