Election Issue 2024
Read our coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election
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Just over 2,000 people voted in the 2024 election across two polling locations on WashU’s Danforth and Medical Campuses, with the largest voter turnout in history, per the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement. This election was the first time that the Medical Campus served as a voting location, with 486 people casting ballots there. Turnout at the Danforth Campus polling location was 1,479, increasing by 38.4% compared to 1,156 voters in the 2020 presidential election.
In an exit poll conducted by Student Life, 448 voters at the WashU Athletic Complex overwhelmingly supported Democrats, including Kamala Harris for President, Lucas Kunce for Senate, and Wesley Bell for the House of Representatives. Abortion was named a key issue for a majority of voters, and more than 90% of respondents supported Amendment 3, which would enshrine reproductive rights in the state’s constitution. However, respondents were split on Amendment 2, which would legalize sports gambling in the state.
Despite heavy rains, students, faculty, and community members from the St. Louis area have been lining up to vote since polls opened at 6 a.m. this morning.
In the face of pressure, the Bears excelled once again, beating the Yellowjackets 2-0 to earn their second straight UAA championship and an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament. The conference title is the 17th in program history, and the Bears have now won at least a share of nine of the last 10 conference championships.
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