Which Colleges Increase Voting Rates?

• In Event: Education and Efficacy as Determinants of Participation and Turnout

Brief Overview

We study how the voting effects of college attendance vary by college characteristics. Linking millions of SAT takers to their enrollment and voting histories, we find that colleges’ selectivity and voting rates predict their voting effects.

Authors

• John Boschen Holbein, University of Virginia

• Samuel J. Imlay, The College Board