With the strong youth turnout during the 2008 presidential elections, all eyes were focused on young voters again this year.
The overall youth vote was down 20.9 percent nationwide and has been credited for the Democrats' heavy losses this season.
Some skeptics argued that young voters were going to be uninvolved during this year's mid-term elections because traditionally they don't vote.
Despite these predictions, N.C. Central University students voted in record numbers.
This midterm election created the largest student voter turnout at the NCCU on-campus precinct since 1990.
Approximately 633 Eagles voted at the on-campus precinct this election cycle.
"I appreciate the convenience of the on-campus precinct," said family and consumer science senior Alyssa Williams.
"I love the fact that my school shows dedication to political matters that affect our community and our nation," Williams said.
NCCU organizations such as the Student Government Association, the campus chapter of the NAACP, and the Civic Engagement Task Force have been working all semester to keep student voters involved.
The campus Civic Engagement Task Force has made efforts since late August to register students.
After the deadline for registration, the Task Force's main objective was to educate voters.
A rally held Oct. 21, orchestrated by numerous campus organizations, was a medium for political officers to inform voters of their election status.
The University's buses, Eagles 1 and 2, transported students to early voting polls in downtown Durham immediately following the rally.
Campus organizations also continued to push for strong voter turnout after early elections and throughout the period to the national voting day.
According to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement studies, working students between ages 18 and 29 had the highest percentage of voter turnout in the 2000-2004 midterm elections.
The center's studies also show that students with bachelor's degrees voted at a 70 percent rate, substantially higher than the 38 percent of voters who only graduated from high school.
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