At the center of Michigan’s strong voter turnout: How college campuses engage students

By: Mariam Abaza

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 1,786

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago


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Lines begin to form before the doors even open. Students drift in from class, work, and daily routines, joining a quiet procession that inches toward a row of single booths. One by one, they slip behind a partition, make a choice, and emerge having participated in one of democracy’s most enduring traditions: voting.

“People in Generation Z and the millennial generation, they want to be engaged. They want to see change in their communities …

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