Today, the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) celebrated ALL IN Awards Day, recognizing more than 520 campuses for nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts that fostered high levels of student voter registration and turnout in the 2022 midterm elections.
According to current data, students at ALL IN campuses voted at a rate that is two percentage points higher than the national average, representing hundreds of thousands of student voters and demonstrating the effectiveness of higher education leaders making nonpartisan democratic engagement programs a defining feature of campus life and culture.
The awards are determined based on data from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) out of Tufts University. According to NSLVE, colleges and universities had the second-highest turnout in a midterm election since data became available.
The 2024 ALL IN Awards recognizes 83 four-year public institutions, 35 community colleges, 22 Hispanic-Serving Institutions and seven Historically Black Colleges & Universities. This year for the first time, ALL IN is recognizing Top Campuses for student voter turnout across categories. The full list of campus award winners can be viewed here.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison 2022 ALL IN Awards include:
- Highest voting rate for Wisconsin campuses
- Greatest Overall Voter Turnout in the Big Ten
More than 1,050 institutions enrolling more than 10 million students participate in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, which supports colleges and universities in achieving excellence in nonpartisan student voter engagement.
ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. Through an intentionally-designed program that provides structure, support, and recognition, ALL IN works to improve civic learning, political engagement, and voter participation on more than 1,050 campuses nationwide.
ALL IN believes higher education should play a role in developing an active and informed citizenry by educating students, motivating them to engage in American democracy, and instilling the value of lifelong participation. ALL IN is an initiative of Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Learn more.