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 |
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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 |
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Median age |
37 |
35 |
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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 |
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Total N = 4,109 |
Total N = 1,192 |
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Undergraduates = 3,856 |
Undergraduates = 1,127 |
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Graduates = 253 |
Graduates = 62 |
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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 |
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Median age of undergraduates |
22 |
21 |
||
Median age of graduates |
30 |
30 |
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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% |