Will it attract new voters?

Red Alert Politics reports.

Tinder for politics? New app wants to engage millennials

Millennials want to improve voter turnout and fix politics through the magic of apps.

Think Tinder, but for political philosophy.

Hunter Scarborough, a web developer in Los Angeles, has created Voter, an app to align millennials with candidates who share their beliefs, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Social media and apps to connect voters with politicians tend to be more of the Anthony Weiner variety, and end up in a resignation. With Voter, however, “phonebank and chill” isn’t the goal.

Pulling from various organizations to track a politician’s voting record and political beliefs, it’s an attempt to make politics more accessible to millennials alienated by political parties.

“We have a strong desire for societal impact, but haven’t seen the value in doing it through traditional methods,” Scarborough told U.S. News.

It’s an idea that politicians themselves could grab to build campaigns. Voters will be more likely to engage if politicians find them. The less work a voter has to do, the more likely they are to engage, especially if they’re uninformed about a candidate or bill they might support.