Published: October 02, 2019
Voting at UT Up More Than 15.4 Percent During Last Midterm Elections
According to a national study, student voting at The University of Tampa was up in the 2018 midterm election, increasing 15.4 percent from the 2014 election. This means that 1,400 more UT students voted in 2018 than 2014. Overall, UT’s voting rate was measured at 26.5 percent of the total student population.
UT students’ registration rate also rose, from 60.8 percent in 2014 to 72.1 percent in 2018.
The data reported was compiled as part of the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, or NSLVE, conducted by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE) at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life. The study shows that nationwide, the voting rates at participating college campuses doubled on average compared to the previous 2014 midterm.
At UT, the percentage of male and female students who voted were similar, but upperclassmen students voted in slightly larger numbers than first year and sophomore students.
Mary Anderson, professor of political science and international studies, said she is excited to see that UT students are exercising a fundamental right in our democracy—the right to vote.
“Across the University faculty and staff are encouraging responsible citizenship, and students are responding by registering and voting,” she said.
