How colleges can help turn out the student vote
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Although midterm turnout data is still being crunched, it seems likely that young voters, many of whom cast their ballot for the first time, had an outsized impact on the results.
Americans aged 18-29 voted at the second-highest rate in three decades, only slightly lower than the 2018 midterm elections, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University.
Originally published: January 9, 2023
Author: Kathleen Harring
Position: President
Institution: Muhlenberg College
Published by: Higher Ed Dive