Income, Colleges, Universities and Political Engagement

Political engagement is a cornerstone of America’s democracy. It is important to define and understand the factors that impact political engagement to increase its function. Political scientists have identified factors that influence voting habits globally and within individual countries. Understanding this idea and finding connections in voting patterns allows deeper understanding of the causes that lead to higher rates of political activity within populations. Political scientists have identified which factors are most frequently reported or found as motivators for citizens who are most politically active across the globe. A factor noted as creating younger voters who are politically active as well as more active voters across all demographics is educational attainment. This paper focuses on education, and explore what connections, if any, there are between Universities in the United States to data measuring political activity. Faculty Sponsor: Maureen Heffern Ponick