Student Voters
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A Roadmap for Engaging College Students in Our Nation’s Elections
Increasing voter turnout on your college campus can seem like an extremely overwhelming task at first. So many students, so little time! You may have asked yourself, “Where and how […]
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Why Many Young People Don’t Vote – And How to Fix That
Voter turnout among young Americans has been dismal since 18-year-olds earned the right to vote with the passage of the 26th amendment in 1971. Even in 2018—a high water mark […]
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Why is the youth vote so important in Arizona?
Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X now make up a majority of the voting eligible population, However, they are not just strong in number. They also have quite a few […]
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Fostering Youth Participation in the Ohio Primaries
The Ohio primaries are almost here! As a political science professor, it is my goal to help make sure that students are empowered to participate. Although only the Democratic party […]
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Campus Activism’s Role in Increasing Voter Turnout in Mississippi
Mississippi is a solidly red state, especially in more rural areas. Areas with university campuses tend to lean blue, although college students do not drive voter participation. Mississippi State University […]
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Registration, Education, and Mobilization: Galvanizing the Oklahoma Student Vote in 2020
According to the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE), Oklahoma college students register to vote at rates consistently lower than the national average. Specifically, at the University of […]
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How I Prepare My Students for the Texas Primaries & Conventions
Texas has been an important state during the past three presidential nomination cycles for both Democrats and Republicans, and the March 3, 2020 primaries will likely be influential for candidates […]
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How Non-Partisan Student Groups at the University of Michigan are Promoting Voter Registration and Turnout in the Primaries
Logan Woods, PhD candidate at the University of Michigan, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the […]
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Civics in the Lion’s Den: How the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith promotes civic engagement on campus
Williams Yamkam, assistant professor and Chair of the campus chapter of the American Democracy Project at the University of Arkansas, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. […]
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Beyond the Ballot: Lessons from Tocqueville on Civic Education
Christina Bambrick, Assistant Professor, Clemson University, is a guest contributor for the RAISE the Vote Campaign. The views expressed in the posts and articles featured in the RAISE the Vote […]