LandVote®

Across the country, dozens of state and local governments each year vote to raise public funds in support of land conservation. The Trust For Public Land's LandVote^® Database is the premier source of information about these measures. The database brings together the most comprehensive history available for conservation finance measures that have been placed on the ballot.

The TPL LandVote ^® Database provides a dynamic interface for in-depth research on conservation ballot measures. Complete with easily accessible tables and graphs detailing conservation ballot measures by state, finance mechanism, and jurisdiction type, the database will also allow for customizable queries and research requests. The TPL LandVote^® Mapping System uses geographic information systems (GIS) technology to map the locations of these ballot measures and illustrate election trends.

Access the TPL LandVote^® Database and Mapping System. You will be asked to complete a short form that provides information that can help us serve you better.

Through its analysis of the data, The Trust For Public Land finds that in robust and challenging economic times alike American voters have strongly supported conservation finance measures that preserve natural lands, create parks, and protect farmland. Communities that have approved conservation measures are as widespread and diverse as the purposes to which they have committed funds. Conservation finance ballot measures have passed in urban and rural communities in nearly all 50 states. Funds approved by individual measures range from a few hundred thousand dollars to several billion dollars and have supported purposes including parks and playgrounds, farmland preservation, watershed protection, trails and greenways, forests, and wildlife habitat.

For More Information

TPL experts are also available to provide analysis and advanced queries. Contact LandVote@tpl.org or call 617-367-6200.

Other Resources

Printed publications (in hard copy or pdf format) can be obtained on this Web site. These annual guides have been created through a partnership between the Trust for Public Land and the Land Trust Alliance and contain case studies and articles on selected conservation ballot success stories.

The Conservation Campaign (TCC) was created as an affiliate of The Trust for Public Land in 2000 to serve the conservation community. TCC is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation that mobilizes public support for ballot measures and legislation that create public funds to protect land and water resources. TCC's web site is the premier resource for conservation campaigns.

Updated 10/2006