A. Demographics of Students Eligible to Vote Compared to Voters

Eligible N

% of Eligible

Voters N

% of Voters

Olympia campus undergraduates

3856

86.9%

1127

92.8%

Olympia campus graduates

253

5.7%

65

5.4%

Tacoma campus

230

5.2%

19

1.6%

Tribal Reservation-based Undergraduate

60

1.4%

0

0.0%

Tribal MPA

23

0.5%

2

0.2%

Grays Harbor

13

0.3%

1

0.1%

Total

4435

1214

B. Tacoma Campus

Eligible N = 230

Voters N = 19

   

Gender

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

Female

160

69.6%

10

52.6%

Male

70

30.4%

9

47.4%

230

100.0%

19

100.0%

Race/Ethnicity

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

African American/Black

91

39.6%

6

31.6%

Asian/Pacific Islander

12

5.2%

2

10.5%

Hispanic/Latino

8

3.5%

1

5.3%

Native American

17

7.4%

0

0.0%

White

83

36.1%

9

47.4%

Not Indicated

19

8.3%

1

5.3%

Other

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

230

100.0%

19

100.0%

Residency

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

Residents

229

99.6%

19

100.0%

Nonresidents

1

0.4%

0

0.0%

230

100.0%

19

100.0%

Eligible

Voters

Median age

37

35

Financial Aid

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

Receiving Financial Aid

191

83.0%

11

57.9%

Not Receiving Financial Aid

39

17.0%

8

42.1%

230

100.0%

19

100.0%

Total credits

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

5-11

2

0.9%

1

5.3%

12-16

219

95.2%

15

78.9%

17-20

9

3.9%

3

15.8%

230

100.0%

19

100.0%

C. Olympia Campus

Eligible to Vote

 

Voter Turnout

 

Total N = 4,109

 

Total N = 1,192

 

Undergraduates = 3,856

 

Undergraduates = 1,127

Graduates = 253

 

Graduates = 62

 
         
         

Gender

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voters N

Voters %

Female (Undergraduates)

2045

53.0%

588

52.2%

Male (Undergraduates)

1811

47.0%

539

47.8%

 

3856

100.0%

1127

100.0%

         

Female (Graduate)

156

61.7%

33

50.8%

Male (Graduate)

97

38.3%

32

49.2%

 

253

100.0%

65

100.0%

         

Race/Ethnicity Undergraduate

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

African American/Black

122

3.2%

12

1.1%

Asian/Pacific Islander

175

4.5%

43

3.8%

Hispanic/Latino

178

4.6%

40

3.5%

Native American

122

3.2%

24

2.1%

White

2656

68.9%

790

70.1%

Not Indicated

599

15.5%

218

19.3%

Other

4

0.1%

0

0.0%

 

3856

100.0%

1127

100.0%

         

Race/Ethnicity Graduate

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

African American/Black

10

4.0%

2

3.1%

Asian/Pacific Islander

9

3.6%

2

3.1%

Hispanic/Latino

10

4.0%

1

1.5%

Native American

4

1.6%

2

3.1%

White

192

75.9%

52

80.0%

Not Indicated

28

11.1%

6

9.2%

Other

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

 

253

100.0%

65

100.0%

         
         

Residency - Undergraduates

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

Residents

2963

76.8%

780

69.2%

Nonresidents

893

23.2%

347

30.8%

 

3856

100.0%

1127

100.0%

         

Residency - Graduates

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

Residents

235

92.9%

60

92.3%

Nonresidents

18

7.1%

5

7.7%

 

253

100.0%

65

100.0%

         

Age - Undergraduates

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

15-17

10

0.3%

3

0.3%

18-19

664

17.2%

261

23.2%

20-21

946

24.5%

336

29.8%

22-23

716

18.6%

220

19.5%

24-25

376

9.8%

104

9.2%

26-27

267

6.9%

68

6.0%

28-29

178

4.6%

41

3.6%

30-39

363

9.4%

70

6.2%

40-49

202

5.2%

17

1.5%

50-59

111

2.9%

5

0.4%

60+

18

0.5%

1

0.1%

Unknown

5

0.1%

1

0.1%

 

3856

100.0%

1127

100.0%

         

Age - Graduates

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

20-21

2

0.8%

0

0.0%

22-23

18

7.1%

5

7.7%

24-25

31

12.3%

12

18.5%

26-27

34

13.4%

10

15.4%

28-29

35

13.8%

5

7.7%

30-39

63

24.9%

20

30.8%

40-49

49

19.4%

8

12.3%

50-59

17

6.7%

3

4.6%

60+

3

1.2%

2

3.1%

Unknown

1

0.4%

0

0.0%

 

253

100.0%

65

100.0%

         

Median Age

Eligible

Voter

   

Median age of undergraduates

22

21

   

Median age of graduates

30

30

   
         

Housing - Undergraduates

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

In campus housing

749

19.4%

302

26.8%

off campus

3107

80.6%

825

73.2%

 

3856

100.0%

1127

100.0%

         

Housing - Graduates

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

In campus housing

2

0.8%

2

3.1%

off campus

251

99.2%

63

96.9%

 

253

100.0%

65

100.0%

         

Financial Aid - Undergraduate

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

Receiving Financial Aid

2438

63.2%

763

67.7%

Not Receiving Financial Aid

1418

36.8%

364

32.3%

 

3856

100.0%

1127

100.0%

         

Financial Aid - Graduate

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

Receiving Financial Aid

160

63.2%

48

73.8%

Not Receiving Financial Aid

93

36.8%

17

26.2%

 

253

100.0%

65

100.0%

         

Total Credits - Undergraduate

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

0

0

0.0%

1

0.1%

1-4

238

6.2%

15

1.3%

5-11

266

6.9%

41

3.6%

12-16

2957

76.7%

882

78.3%

17-20

395

10.2%

188

16.7%

 

3856

100.0%

1127

100.0%

         

Total Credits - Graduate

Eligible N

Eligible %

Voter N

Voter %

Part-time (<10 credits)

141

55.7%

34

52.3%

Full-time (10 - 16 credits)

112

44.3%

31

47.7%

 

253

100.0%

65
100.0%