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CLEMSON VOTES
It’s not only the name of a collaboration between Student
Affairs and Academic Affairs designed to encourage
participation in civic responsibility, but also a simple
phrase that acknowledges Clemson students are in fact
among the nation’s most attuned to the election process.
The University earned two designations over the course
of FY23 supporting this claim. In November, Clemson
was recognized as an ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for
College Student Voting. In April, Clemson was announced
as a Voter Friendly Campus by the National Association
of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)—Student
Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Both speak to
the strides Clemson has made in student engagement in
recent years.
The mission of the 2023 Voter Friendly Campus
designation is to bolster colleges and universities’ efforts
in helping students overcome barriers to participating in
the election process.
Clemson has made a strong statement about its civic
mission by preparing students to be educated participants
in the democratic process and is eager to continue
engaging students through 2023, 2024 and beyond.
Preparing Students for Civic Responsibility
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Colleges and Universities named Voter
Friendly Campuses by NASPA
Colleges and Universities named ALL IN
for College Student Voting
We are honored to receive these accolades and
are proud of our students’ continued efforts and
commitment to civic engagement and service.
Kate Radford, Center for Student Leadership
and Engagement
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VOTER FRIENDLY CAMPUS
The Clemson Votes: Democracy in Action coalition
seeks to initiate and sustain broad-based,
nonpartisan efforts that improve the democratic
engagement of the University’s student population,
graduates and undergraduates.
Clemson students tend to vote more on average
compared to their counterparts in other colleges.
72 percent of Clemson students voted in 2020,
compared with 66 percent of college students
nationwide.
—National Study of Learning, Voting and
Engagement
Overall registration rate and voting rate among
Clemson students increased exponentially from
2016 to 2020, including a +13.1 percent jump in
voting from the 2016 election cycle.
—National Study of Learning, Voting and
Engagement
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