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Diverse: A Society of Women Engineers Podcast

Ep 280: Engaging Youth STEM Voters With Jennifer McAndrew of Tufts University

Jennifer McAndrew explores the critical issue of voter turnout among STEM students with Dr. Roberta Rincon, director of research and impact at SWE. She dives into findings from the recent “Democracy Counts 2022” report from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement.
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The New York Times

Accurate Polls Hinge on a Tricky Question: Who’s Actually Going to Vote?

Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies Brian Schaffer comments on the imprecise nature of polling “likely voters” noting, “The reason you should care is because [polling] does reflect that turnout matters.” Data on voter records from Schaffner’s 2020 Cooperative Election Study is also referenced.