2020 election sets record voter turnout nationwide and in Pennsylvania

BY SARAH STEFFENS

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 23, 2020,

This year, there was a record turnout for voters across the country during the 2020 election — and the same holds true for Pennsylvania and Northampton and Lehigh counties.

Nina Alameno, ‘21, is a Democracy Fellow with the Campus Vote Project, which is supported by the Fair Elections Center, a national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization.

The goal of the Campus Vote Project is to increase voter engagement among students and reduce the barriers to voting. The organization has various Democracy Fellows from campuses across the nation work closely with universities and community colleges to spread education and awareness around voting.

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