diff --git a/styles/components/_footer.scss b/styles/components/_footer.scss
index 4599d203..f6871dd5 100644
--- a/styles/components/_footer.scss
+++ b/styles/components/_footer.scss
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   left: 0;
   bottom: 0;
   width: 100%;
+  height: $footer-height;
 
   .app-footer__info {
     flex-grow: 1;
diff --git a/styles/components/_global_layout.scss b/styles/components/_global_layout.scss
index e9536579..ffc02311 100644
--- a/styles/components/_global_layout.scss
+++ b/styles/components/_global_layout.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: nowrap;
   flex-grow: 1;
-  margin-bottom: 50px;
+  margin-bottom: $footer-height;
 
   .global-navigation {
     margin-top: -1px;
diff --git a/styles/core/_variables.scss b/styles/core/_variables.scss
index fd101e90..3586faa9 100644
--- a/styles/core/_variables.scss
+++ b/styles/core/_variables.scss
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ $icon-size-small:         2.4rem;
 $hover-transition-time:   0.2s;
 $search-input-height:     4.4rem;
 $search-button-width:     5.0rem;
+$footer-height:           5.0rem;
 
 /*
  * USWDS Variables