DJs at the Polls to Play at 28 Wichita-Area Sites
The nonpartisan get-out-the-vote initiative will bring DJs to polling locations across Sedgwick County on Election Day, November 3.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Elections
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DJs at the Polls, a national nonpartisan get-out-the-vote initiative, will place DJs at 28 of 109 polling locations in Sedgwick County on Election Day, November 3, 2026. It is the first time the program has come to Wichita on Election Day.
Why it matters
The initiative aims to encourage registered low-propensity voters to cast ballots by bringing music to polling places in areas with large numbers of such voters. Its arrival in Wichita adds a new voter-engagement effort to the county's Election Day operations.
The organizer's plan covers 28 of the county's 109 polling sites, a figure drawn from the county's total polling-location count. The organization has withheld the remaining locations and hours for security reasons, so the full extent of coverage on Election Day remains unknown.
The players
DJs at the Polls
A national nonpartisan get-out-the-vote initiative started in 2009 that places DJs at polling locations to encourage low-propensity voters to participate.
Anton Moore
The Philadelphia resident who founded DJs at the Polls in 2009 and later became a Democratic ward leader in Philadelphia's 48th Ward.
The details
Amplified music will play at the Urban League of Kansas and at the WSU Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The program activates in areas with large numbers of low-propensity voters, and the organization has not released its other locations or hours.
Timeline
2009: DJs at the Polls was founded in Philadelphia.
2012: Founder Anton Moore helped design DJs 4 Obama.
2016: Anton Moore spoke at the Democratic National Convention.
2018: Anton Moore became Democratic ward leader for Philadelphia's 48th Ward.
- 2026-11-03
DJs at the Polls will be present at 28 Sedgwick County polling locations on Election Day.
Election Context
The 2022 Philadelphia study found a 3% turnout increase at polling sites with DJs, the program's main published evidence base. North Carolina's 3-2 vote approving sound amplification limits near polling places, which will not take effect before 2027, shows the initiative is also drawing regulatory pushback.
Voters at the 28 designated Sedgwick County sites may find amplified music at the polls from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the listed locations. Voters at other sites should expect no change, since the organization has not released its remaining locations or hours.
The takeaway
Election-day engagement efforts like this one are measured by turnout outcomes, and the Philadelphia study's 3% figure offers a concrete benchmark for judging whether the Wichita deployment moves participation.
What happens next
Polls open on Election Day, November 3, 2026, when DJs will be present at the 28 designated Sedgwick County locations.
Further reading
For more on how Wichita voters are engaged, see Wichita Elections.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Wichita Eagle.
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