With Many Campuses Closed, Will College Students Turn Out To Vote?
People ages 18 to 29 are turning out in record-breaking numbers for early voting. But will pandemic-related disruptions to campus life affect student voter turnout on Election Day?
Despite a legacy of low turnout, college students — and young people in general — could be a decisive voting bloc in this election. Already, nearly 5 million Americans, ages 18 to 29, have cast early votes, a far higher number than at this point in 2016.
But will this fall's pandemic campus experience upend optimistic projections for a college student turnout?
"This election year is just incredibly important," says Annie Rosenow, a junior political science
