Student Voting Up at FSC and Nationally

September 24, 2019

FSC is reporting that student voting on campus was up in last year’s mid-term election, increasing to 38.2% in 2018, from a rate of 24.2% in 2014. The College stacked up well against the rate for all institutions polled, which was 39.1%.

Voting at FSC was slightly higher compared to all baccalaureate institutions: 38.2% to 37.4%.

Voting by student age accelerated as age increased. The 18-21 group scored 35.8%, slightly below the 25-29 group. Students ages 50 and up voted at a rate of nearly 62%. The registration rate from 2014 to 2018 increased by nearly nine points: 67% vs. 75.7%

The report is part of the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement, conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life. The report is the only national study of college-student voting. It is based on the voting records of more than 10 million students at more than 1,000 colleges and universities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The national report can be viewed here.