TOLEDO, Ohio — About 20% of eligible voters turned out for Ohio's primary election Tuesday, according to the state's unofficial results.
How much of that percentage consisted of young voters or college students?
Ohio doesn't release the age of voters, so WTOL 11 went to The University of Toledo to ask around.
Student Abi Lewis said she didn't vote in the primary, but she did vote in last November's general election.
Out of the 20 students spoke with, only two said they did vote in the primary.
"I've voted every time I've gotten the chance since I turned 18," said Cole Hartung, one of those two students.
So why didn't the other students vote? Most said they didn't have the time, didn't know it was happening or they are out-of-state students.
"You do not have to be from the state of Ohio to vote here, you do have to go through a few extra steps," said Brooklynne Gregory, vice president of UT's NAACP chapter.
The fact of being able to request an absentee ballot when out-of-state was a message Gregory wanted to get to students.
In hopes of getting a bigger turnout in November, the UT NAACP and the Delta Sigma Theta sorority held the Blind Ballot, where attendees were shown presidential candidate's issues without revealing the candidate until the end.
It was an effort to get students involved in the process and to know that their vote could impact their school.
"If we promote it just as much as we promote our parties or our social events, I think it will also spark their interest," said event organizer Shirrell White.
How does the low turnout get fixed? UT students said transportation, more time to vote and outreach would help persuade them to get to the polls.
"What really helped me vote this past November was I had a professor who said, 'don't come to class, go vote instead.'" Lewis said. "That gave me time to go home, vote and be back for my next class."
For those who would like to vote in a future election but are out-of-state, they can request an absentee ballot to be mailed to them. For more information on how to do that, click here.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct a name in the text.