Recognitions and Reports
William & Mary Voter Engagement Recognitions
- William & Mary designated as one of the Top Voter Engaged and Voter Friendly campuses in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the country by the Campus Vote Project.
- William & Mary student voting higher than national average
- William & Mary designated as a Platinum Seal Campus by the All In Challenge
William & Mary National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement Report
The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement report presents disaggregated data on 2020 student voter participation rates for William & Mary.
Here a few highlights from the report:
- The 2020 W&M student voting rate was 82.4%. That's an increase of 9.6% from 2016 and well above the 66% all-institution 2020 voting rate. In 2018, our voting rate was 58.9%.
- Our registration rate - the percent of voter-eligible students registered to vote - increased in 2020 to 92%. Compare that to 88.8% in 2018 and 90.1% in 2016.
- Our yield rate - registered students who voted on election day - also increased to 89.6% in 2020. That's an increase from 66.3 % in 2018 and 80.8% in 2016.
Want to learn more?
The NSLVE report contains three years of relevant top line data: 2016, 2018, and 2020. The top line counts on page five indicate how many students voted, but we encourage you to look carefully at the data on subsequent pages to learn who votes.
