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LOGVoting and Political Participation in the 2010 Elections

SOWK 300 Computer Applications in the Social Sciences Fall 2010Samuel R. Morris TTH-02

Introduction

In 1965, the United States Congresspassed the Voters Right Act that ensured

that all Americans, especially African

Americans, had the right to vote. Over 60%

of African Americans came out to vote in

2008, but not in 2010. Why is this?

Moreover, how did Tuskegee University

Students participate in the recent elections.

This project will examine how TU students

voted in the 2010 elections.

Graph 1

After reviewing the results from the

National Statistics about the recent elections, I

wanted to see exactly how Tuskegee University

Students participated in the recent elections.

Based on the data, I was surprised. 58% of the

respondents reported that they did not

participate in the elections. On the other hand,

42% reported that they participated on election

day. I was surprised about these results

because I thought that there were going to be

much different. Although there were a high

number of TU students who did not vote, there

still were a good amount of students who did

go out and exercise their constitutional right!

Graph 3

1. Survey of Tuskegee University Students

Voter Participation in the 2010 Elections.

References

After reviewing the results from the 2010 Elections, Ibecame intrigue in seeing how TU students participated

two years ago in the 2008 elections. Based on the results,

82% of the respondents reported that they participated in

the 2008 elections. On the other hand, only 18% of the

respondents reported that they did not vote two years

ago. Based on these numbers, two years ago TU students

came out and participated heavily by voting; however,

that was not the case in this recent election.

Graph 2

Graph 1 Graph 2

I found these findings to be very interestbecause it shows how politically informed

students are at Tuskegee University. Over

we did have a good amount of TU stude

who took the time out on November 2nd

voted; however, after looking at the differ

classifications, the results are very shock

Both Sophomores and Juniors voted,

looking at the Seniors and Graduate Stude

that was not the case. Voting is a very seri

matter. Based on my research, I am happysay that TU students are active U.S. citizens

Conclusion

Bivariate Graph 1

After seeing the results from Graph 1, I was intrigued

to see how many TU students participated in the 2010Elections by classification. 100% of the Freshmen

respondents reported that they did not vote. 67% of the

Sophomore and Junior respondents reported that they

voted compared to 33% who did not. 39% of the Senior

respondents reported that they voted compared to 61%

who did not vote. Lastly, 67% of the Graduate students

did not vote in the recent elections.